Monthly Archives: September 2008

Brain Teaser Answer: Alphabetical Disorder

September 24, 2008 – 6:19 am

Solution: Here’s the solution to Alphabetical Disorder teaser posted on 21 Sep. The characters that can be found only on the right are #2, #3 and #7.
What’s the Benefit of Strong Attention Skills in Daily Life? Whenever we are presented with a new set of symbols, such as when learning to navigate traffic signs for [...]

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Test your Attention Skills

September 21, 2008 – 10:13 pm

Brain Teaser of the Day: Today’s brain teaser is called Alphabetical Disorder. Your task is to compare the different writing characters from each other in the image below. Take no more than 30 seconds to find out which ones are present in the right group and not in the left group.

What’s the point? In [...]

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Have You Outsourced Your Memory?

September 17, 2008 – 7:30 pm

I blogged about this issue last year, but was remind of it again as I was in contact with my alma mater – Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. The study finding are a wake-up call for brain exercising in all forms, even if some seem ‘trivial’. It showed that the under-30 generation was less likely to [...]

By Laura Fay | Posted in Memory, Memory Training, Mind Fitness | Comments (0)

Deep Brain Stimulation Inexplicably Restores Vivid Memories

September 9, 2008 – 7:07 pm

Posted in Longevity and Age Management, Brain and Mental Performance on Mon September 08, 2008. What an interesting scientific discovery!

Scientists searching for a way to suppress appetite accidentally discovered a way to trigger vivid memories. The researchers hope to develop the technique into a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in [...]

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New HAPPYneuron Study Shows Great Results

September 5, 2008 – 1:10 am

We are very excited to share that the findings of a recently conducted scientific study of 271 HAPPYneuron members showing performance improvement of 8.5% on average after just 150 games played.

Upon analysis it was found that in those users that played consistently 3+ times per week for 20+ minutes, there is an [...]

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