Posts Tagged ‘Martin-Seligman’
‘Brain gyms’ tone minds and reduce stress
Fun article in the San Francisco Examiner today on how High-tech ‘brain gyms’ tone minds, reduce stress. Quotes: “SharpBrains and Posit Science are just two of a growing number of start-up companies leading the way in the area of packaging and developing suites of software they call “brain gyms.†“SharpBrains offers a suite of products…
Read MoreBrain Fitness Carnival Number 3
Great Brain Fitness Carnival Number 3 hosted by Neurophilosopher, with a variety of posts on stress management, happiness, healthy eating, positive psychology, emotional intelligence, education and much more. The next Brain Fitness blog carnival will be hosted by Jane Chin at Naked Medicine. Submit your articles here. Other blog carnivals just published:
Read MoreExercise and The Brain in Newsweek
The new edition of Newsweek brings us a great cover story titled Stronger, Faster, Smarter. “Exercise does more than build muscles and help prevent heart disease. New science shows that it also boosts brainpower—and may offer hope in the battle against Alzheimer’s.” Check it out! We addressed the question Is physical fitness important to your brain…
Read MoreStress Management Workshop for International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day 2007. Global consulting company Accenture organized a series of events, and I was fortunate to lead a fun workshop on The Neuroscience of Stress and Stress Management in their San Francisco office, helping over 125 accomplished women (and a few men) learn what stress is, its implications for our brain…
Read MoreMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and other stress management techniques
We have explained before how mental stimulation is important if done in the right supportive and engaging environment. Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky and others’ have shown that chronic stress and cortical inhibition, which may be aggravated due to imposed mental stimulation, may prove counterproductive. Having the right motivation is essential. A promising area of scientific inquiry…
Read MoreSharpen Your Wits With This Special Offer!
We are offering a limited-time deal for the rest of February 2007. If you buy any of the following brain fitness programs: Freeze-Framer, MindFit, Basketball IntelliGym, Cogmed Working Memory Training, or Exercise your Brain DVD, you will get Brain Fitness 101 included for free!
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