Posts Tagged ‘planning’
Wellness Coaching for Brain Health and Fitness
We just received this quote of how a major health system is using our Brain Fitness Market Report: “At Sutter Health Partners we recognize the importance of brain health and how much the health of the brain and the body are interdependent. The market report helped us further target our coaching efforts to integrate brain…
Read MoreTop 7 Brainteasers for Job Interviews and Brain Challenge
Growing number of companies uses brain teasers and logic puzzles called guesstimations during job interviews. Through these puzzles, brain helps to solve problems, cognitive flexibility, planning and improve working memory.
Read MoreCognitive Health News Roundup
July is shaping up to be a fascinating month, full of cognitive health research reports and applications. Here you have a roundup, covering food for the brain, cognitive assessments, mental training and DNA, and more. 1) Brain foods: the effects of nutrients on brain function (Nature Neuroscience) “Brain foods: the effects of nutrients on brain function”,…
Read MoreExecutive Functions, Education and Alzheimer’s Disease
I just read a very interesting article in Newsweek: Executive Functions: The School Skill That May Matter More Than IQ. A few quotes: — “But recent advances in psychology and brain science are now suggesting that a child’s ability to inhibit distracting thoughts and stay focused may be a fundamental cognitive skill, one that plays…
Read MoreMemory, Cognitive Abilities and Executive Functions
A misconception we encounter often is that “memory” is the only, or most important, “thing” that our brains do. And the only one we need to care for. We have a variety of cognitive abilities, from attention to processing speed to problem-solving to emotional self-regulation to, yes, memory. (And more). Even memory is not one whole…
Read MoreUse It or Lose It, and Cells that Fire together Wire together
Everyone has heard of “Use It or Lose It.” Now…what is “It”? Last week I gave a talk at the Italian Consulate in San Francisco, and one of the areas attendees seemed to enjoy the most was learning about what our brains are and how they work, peaking into the “black box” of our minds. Without understanding…
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