Posts Tagged ‘performance’
Study: Strenuous physical exercise may lead to cognitive –not just physical– fatigue
__________ Too Much Exercise Can Tire Our Brains Out, Too (Discover Magazine D‑brief): “For years, the National Institute of Sports, Exercise and Performance (INSEP) in France had been studying an unusual phenomenon. If an athlete’s workout regiments were ramped up, it didn’t always lead to a better performance — even if that athlete felt like…
Read More“I am excited”: Making Stress Work for You, Instead of Against You
— How much stress is good for you? In 1908, Robert Mearns Yerkes and John Dillingham Dodson designed an experiment that would begin to tackle the question, “How much stress is good for you?” The researchers tracked mice to see how stress would affect their ability to learn. Simple—yet painful, because how do you stress out mice?
Read MoreStudy: Neuroscientists pinpoint the brain and performance impact of a (perceived) judgmental audience
Why your brain makes you slip up when anxious (Science Daily): “As musicians, figure skaters and anyone who takes a driving test will know, the anxiety of being watched can have a disastrous effect on your performance… In the new study, published in Scientific Reports, participants’ brain activity was monitored while
Read MoreStudy: Are neuromarkers on the cusp of transforming education and mental health?
. Brain Scans May Help Predict Future Problems, And Solutions (NPR): “Brain scans may soon be able to help predict a person’s future — some aspects of it, anyway. Information from these scans increasingly is able to suggest whether a child will have trouble with
Read MoreUpdate: Four Essential Yet Overlooked Facts About Your Brain
Time for SharpBrains’ December 2013 e‑newsletter, featuring a variety of resources, brain teasers and articles. Enjoy the reading…and Happy Holidays! Featured resources: Article: 4 Essential (and Overlooked) Facts About Your Brain and Your Mind (via Creativity Post) Video: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age (via New York Public Library and YouTube) Book discount: The SharpBrains Guide…
Read MoreNintendo Brain Training, bestseller in Europe
From a recent article: Brain Training dominates ’08 Euro sales (CVG Online) — “Overall, four of the ten bestselling DS games in both countries during the first six months of 2008 were in the brain training genre.” — “According to data released by sales monitor Media Control GfK International, the DS’s heavyweight status in the European…
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