Posts Tagged ‘train-your-brain’
Train your brain to think outside the box with these fun riddles
Q: What do our thought processes have in common with walking through the jungle? A: We only make real progress after acknowledging going in circles. Q: What is the worst kind of echo?
Read MoreNintendo to release new version of Brain Age brain training game
Nintendo resurrects Brain Age on Switch (VentureBeat): “Nintendo is going to bring back one of its biggest franchises on the hybrid Switch handheld/home console. No, it’s not F‑Zero or Style Savvy. The company revealed in an announcement today that Brain Training is coming to the Switch in Japan on December 27.
Read MoreThe ultimate in transfer from brain training to real-world outcomes: Reducing the risk of at-fault accidents by almost 50%
___ Can you train your brain to drive longer into your golden years? (CTV News): “For the elderly, the loss of a driver’s licence could mean the end of independence and the beginning of a decline in health, with far-reaching consequences in their daily lives…New assistive driving technologies seem like an obvious solution in the years…
Read MoreWhy “Untrained Brains Are A Bit Like Puppies,” And How To Put Together the Building Blocks of a Smarter, Happier Mind
— As a child, I was convinced that my dad just went to work to play. My father was a neuroscientist at Baylor University, and his office was full of brightly colored blocks to test intelligence, books by MC Escher to study perception, and even a soundproof room covered in blue foam that I thought was…
Read MoreUpdate: Brain teasers and brain fitness tips to improve attention and memory in 2016
Dear SharpBrains friend, Time for SharpBrains’ December e‑newsletter…and we are honored to announce that the Japanese edition of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness just became available, and is doing well! (more below) Let us wish you Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, and share a few resources and insights that may come handy in 2016. Resources to enhance brain…
Read MoreBrain Teaser: What “some kind of asset” are we talking about?
An excellent article at the Times, Who Gets to Graduate, explores new thinking and tools to help college students succeed. Towards the end of the quite long article the writer quotes researcher David Yeager as saying:
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