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 team work
Visuo-spatial exploration
Focused attention
Visuo-spatial perception
Resisting interferences
Planning/strategic skills
Visual trajectory analysis
Team management
Visuo-spatial awareness
Motion control
Environment analysis
Team coordination
Reaction speed
Eye-hand coordination
Focus
Find [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Also posted in Attention Skills, Concentration, Executive Functions, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Visual and Spatial Skills
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Tagged Attention Skills, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Brain Training, executive function skills, Language Games, Memory Training, visual-spatial skills
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Of course, there are many excellent types of food and ingredients for your brain. But which ones are totally natural and easily available?
Let’s cover five of the brain healthiest foods, starting with… wild salmon! We all know the benefits of salmon, especially wild as opposed to farm-raised salmon. It is a great source of essential [...]
By Sandrine Belier Ph.D.
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Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Health & Wellness, Nutrition, neural connections
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, brain, Brain Fitness Websites, brain food, Brain health, brain matter, dementia, stroke
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Not just one, but two recent studies have shown that increases in caffeine caused significant decreases in abnormal levels of proteins linked to Alzheimer’s Disease. The scientists believe that the discoveries could lead to caffeine being a treatment in the future as well as defensive strategy to the disease. Pour another cup of coffee and [...]
July 4th is almost here and there are likely to be BBQs, family gatherings, community events, fireworks and more on the agenda over the next few days. Is this good for your brain? “Absolutely”, says the scientific community who have studied the positive effects of socializing on the brain – specifically delaying brain decline and [...]
Learning on the job isn’t a luxury these days; it’s absolutely necessary. And that is where your brain at work comes in. The Dana Foundation has launched a new website – Your Brain at Work
The Alzheimer’s Association recently published an article on the 10 signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The first sign is occasional memory loss, like not being able to remember important dates or events, further signs are difficulties in planning or solving problems, completing everyday tasks, confusing time and place and not knowing [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain health, Seniors, memory loss, plasticity
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Tagged Add new tag, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Decline, memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, prevent alzheimer's
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There are many memory disorders and it can be difficult to understand the differences. I am asked the question all the time “What are the different type of memory loss?” Let me offer a very brief summary here…..
Normal memory loss: Everybody’s brain ages. As the connections and chemicals in the brain alter with time, many [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Health & Wellness, Memory Training
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Decline, brain function, cognitive problems, dementia, mci, memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, prevent alzheimer's
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Interestingly, the Mayo Clinic researchers reported that men are 1.5 times more likely than women to have memory problems. You may wonder then, how it can also be true that more women develop and die from Alzheimer’s Disease?
The kind of memory loss in the study is called mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Scientists theorize that in [...]
October 28, 2008 – 6:12 pm
November is almost here and it’s Alzheimer’s awareness month! It is definitely worth a visit to the Alzheimer Association’s website to get educated, dispel myths and to sign government action petitions to help combat this deadly disease and to provide adequate support for those that have it.
Many of the myths surrounding Alzheimer’s Disease include the [...]
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 [...]