Posts Tagged ‘self-awareness’
How mindfulness meditation is infiltrating the corporate world
I thought I’d read everything about mindfulness, but this was news to me: Steve Jobs was a meditator. Back in 1981, long before mindfulness meditation became a popular subject of scientific inquiry, Jobs, the cofounder and public face of Apple Computers, was already practicing mindfulness as a way to calm his mind, stay focused, and…
Read MoreTo improve total health and fitness, let’s enhance brain functioning
Surgeon general says brain health ‘new frontier’ (ARNEWS): “Brain health is the “new frontier” in science said Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho as she kicked off a two-day consortium on the topic. Tapping into the full potential of the brain can
Read MoreStudy: Contrasting Brain Growth in Baby Humans and Baby Chimpanzees
Charting Brain Growth in Humans and Chimps (New York Times): — “Although baby humans and baby chimpanzees both start out with undeveloped forebrains, a new study reports that the human brain increases in volume much more rapidly early on.” — “The growth is in a region of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex and is part…
Read MoreNeuroplasticity through Mind Hygiene
Stephanie West Allen, our lawyer-blogger friend and Dr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz, a research psychiatrist at the School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles and a neuroplasticity expert, have written a thought-provoking article for The Complete Lawyer. See Article: Exercise Mind Hygiene On A Daily Basis. Excerpt: — “Here’s an example of a…
Read MoreBetter science and data for eldercare and wellness technologies
Interesting article titled Key to funding for eldercare technologies? Pilots, just published in CNET. A few quotes: “No matter the size, a pilot not only serves as a means to vet whether an eldercare technology will work, but it also generates much needed data for insurance companies and government entities to weigh whether they might…
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