Posts Tagged ‘stress-management’
How are Young Brains Affected by Stress?
Stress management is among the pillars of brain health maintenance. High and sustained levels of stress can indeed damage neurons, especially in areas of the brain responsible for learning and memory. What about the effect of stress on the developing brains of infants and children? What are the cognitive consequences? How can these be prevented?…
Read MoreTop 10 Brain Training Trends — Putting our Cognitive Reserve to Work
Yesterday I had the chance to chat with Yaakov Stern, leading Cognitive Reserve researcher at Columbia University, and then with a group of 25 lifelong learners in Arizona who attended a brain fitness class (hello, Robert and friends!) based on our consumer guide The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness. On reflection, I found both conversations…
Read MoreWhy we need to Retool Use it or lose it
The July/ August 2009 issue of The Journal on Active Aging includes my article Why We Need to Retool “Use It Or Lose It” An excerpt: “By now you have probably heard about brain plasticity, the lifelong capacity of the brain to change and rewire itself in response to the stimulation of learning and experience.…
Read MoreFrom Distress to De-Stress: helping anxious, worried kids (Part 2 of 2)
Last week, in this article’s first part, we discussed the importance of actually teaching children how to get themselves into a physical state of being relaxed, explored several suggestions I hope you found useful. Let’s continue. Teachers can help student overcome stress by teaching them to identify the impediments they might encounter in doing a…
Read MoreFrom Distress to De-Stress: helping anxious, worried kids (Part 1 of 2)
Teaching kids how to relax. Consider this vignette: ‑Roxanne: (agitated and loudly) I can’t stand this freakin book! ‑Teacher: Roxanne, you need to take it easy. Just calm down! Try to relax.You need to finish your reading. ‑Roxanne: (to herself) Right easy for you to say, teacher. But very hard for me to do. What do…
Read MoreLie to Me, Paul Ekman and Biofeedback
Biofeedback can be a very effective training tool for emotional self-regulation and stress management, precisely because it enables a faster feedback-based learning loop.
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