The latest on Brain Health and Resilience, plus a few fun Brain Teasers

By SharpBrains | November 30, 2020

Wel­come to a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing fas­ci­nat­ing neu­ro­science find­ings and tips, com­bined with fun brain teasers. #1. To cel­e­brate this quite-chal­leng­ing Thanks­giv­ing, here are five fun brain teasers that read­ers have enjoyed the most this year so far. It is always good to learn more about (and appre­ci­ate) that most pre­cious resource…

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Seven sharp riddles to celebrate Thanksgiving in perfect harmony

By Keith Perreur-Lloyd | November 25, 2019

___ Q: What’s far more harm­ful to your health than NOT keep­ing up with the news? A: Keep­ing up with the news and dis­cussing the lat­est over Thanks­giv­ing din­ner. Q: What is a sure way of sus­tain­ing a friend­ly and socia­ble feel­ing towards the whole world? A: Con­sort only with strangers. Q: What beats regret­ting what you…

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Gratitude and Appreciation: from Theory to Practice

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 7, 2007 |

Psy­chol­o­gist Robert Emmons recent­ly told us about the many ben­e­fits of prac­tic­ing grat­i­tude. — “First, the prac­tice of grat­i­tude can increase hap­pi­ness lev­els by around 25%. Sec­ond, this is not hard to achieve — a few hours spent writ­ing a grat­i­tude jour­nal over 3 weeks can cre­ate an effect that lasts 6 months if not…

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