Category Archives: Concentration

Test Your Sports Knowledge

August 15, 2009 – 3:57 pm

Can you match which cognitive skills are needed for excellence in all sports? For example, in the game of horseshoes, hand-eye coordination and mental focus are critical to a successful game. How about swimming, rowing or tennis? Sports Skills Hockey Horseshoes Racquetball Tai Chi Rowing Hiking Sailing Snooker/Pool Basketball Archery Anticipation Depth perception Concentration Strategic [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Attention Skills, Executive Functions, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Memory, Visual and Spatial Skills | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Be a Safe Driver

April 24, 2009 – 5:55 pm

Cognitive Skills for safe driving

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Attention Skills, Brain Decline, Brain health, Cognitive Training, Executive Functions, Visual and Spatial Skills | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

An Interview with Dr. Bernard Croisile, MD.

January 1, 2008 – 3:11 pm

I thought to share with you a recent interview with Founder Dr. Bernard Croisile, Neurologist, Neuropsychologist and Happy Neuron’s Chief Scientist, about age related brain decline and what can be done. As we age, what issues do people most complain about? When we age, certain cognitive difficulties are usually more annoying than really hindering. These [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain exercises, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, Health & Wellness, Mind Fitness, Neurons, Neuropsychology | Comments (0)

Playing Music Makes You Smart

March 20, 2007 – 10:28 am

More news suggesting music can help to sharpen the brain. “Experience with music appears to help with many other things in life, potentially transferring to activities like reading or picking up nuances in tones of voices or hearing sounds in a noisy classroom better,” researcher Nina Kraus, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University” Read the article [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain exercises, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Language, Lifelong learning, Seniors | Comments (0)