Posts Tagged ‘life’
How the Arts transform our Brains, Bodies, and Minds
One of my favorite sayings comes from David Thoreau: “My life has been the poem I would have writ / But I could not both live and utter it.” It speaks to the way that life and art are intertwined, and how we gain so much from living life with a sense of beauty and…
Read MoreTime to celebrate Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
Happy Independence Day to everyone in the US, Canada and beyond! To learn more: United States Declaration of Independence (July 2–4th, 1776) Canada Day (July 1st, 1867)
Read MoreGrand Rounds: Brain and Cognition edition
Encephalon (brain & mind blog carnival, edition ) finally meets Grand Rounds (health & medicine blog carnival). What a nice surprise. Hello. Nice to meet you! — Note: Chronic Babe wins a complimentary copy of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness for basically inventing cognitive sleep therapy. Congrats! — Life and Death MindHacks discusses an unexpected surge…
Read MoreNeuroscience Core Concepts: What is “It” in Use It or Lose It?
We all have heard “Use It or Lose It”. Now, what is “It”? how does “it” work? why is “it” our best (and too often unrecognized) friend? The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has just released a user-friendly publication titled Neuroscience Core Concepts, aimed at helping educators and the general public learn more about the brain. Description:…
Read MoreA User’s Guide to Lifelong Brain Health: BrainFit for Life
As the Brain Fitness industry continues to gain momentum, and people explore all the incredible brain-training tools being developed, we hope that enthusiasts don’t take their eye off the importance of the physical health of the brain and all the systems it communicates with. The brain is unique in that it houses our cognitive and…
Read MoreManage Stress for Your Brain Health
We just received this very insightful essay on stress management and brain health written by Landon, a homeschooler and participant in Susan Hill’s writing workshop. Susan asked her students to write about implications of recent brain research. Enjoy the article and the long weekend (at least here in the US) and Relax… ——————— Stress Management for…
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