Posts Tagged ‘openness’
Neuroscience tips about gratitude, aging, pain and the brain: An interview with Dr. Daniel Levitin
___ About 13 years ago, I watched my very vital mother die a slow death from Lewy-Body dementia. For me, it was a wakeup call. If there were anything I could do to stay healthy myself—to avoid the slow decline of an aging brain—I wanted to do it. But what really helps us stay sharp…
Read MoreThe real brain drain: How unemployment depletes cognitive and emotional resources
. How Unemployment Impacts Your Personality (Entrepreneur): “Unemployment is no cakewalk. It’s well documented that an involuntary jobless state can take a steep toll on one’s emotional and physical health, and now new research illuminates a more subtle, if highly corrosive, consequence the inability to find work can have on a person. In short, it…
Read MoreCognitive Training & Brain Teasers Can Increase Openness Among Older Adults
Brain Teasers Make Seniors More Open to New Ventures (medpage today): — ” A cognitive training program that included Sudoku and crossword puzzles made older adults more open to new experiences, according to a preliminary study.” — “Older adults undergo changes in personality, including shifts in openness or willingness to seek out new and cognitively challenging experiences.…
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