Posts Tagged ‘Namibia’
Travel and Engagement as Good Brain Exercise
Neuroplasticity is defined as “the ability of the brain to rewire itself through experience”. We typically summarize a lot of brain research by encouraging SharpBrains readers is to seek for novelty, variety and challenge, as guidelines for “brain exercise” that will help build new connections in the brain, force one to be mindful and pay…
Read MoreBill Gates Harvard commencement speech (and his Frontal Lobes)
Bill Gates delivered a very inspiring commencement speech in Harvard last week. I recommend reading the full Remarks of Bill Gates and reflecting on his core message, which may be summarized in its last sentence: “And I hope you will come back here to Harvard 30 years from now and reflect on what you have…
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 MoreSmart Brains, Sharp Brain… new research on maintaining one
A New York Times editorial printed today states:When tested five years later, these participants [in a cognitive training study] had less of a decline in the skill they were trained in than did a control group that received no cognitive training. The payoff from mental exercise seemed far greater than we are accustomed to getting for physical exercise  as if 10 workouts at the gym were enough to keep you fit five years later.and If further studies show that mental exercises can improve everyday functioning, doctors may need to prescribe such training, senior centers may want to set up “brain gyms,†and aging Americans would be wise to do brain-stretching activities.
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