Category: How your brain works

How your brain works

Brain food – you are what you eat

On April 25, 2013 by

By Kevin Woo, Alzheimer’s Speaks | April 25, 2013 There’s an old saying, “You are what you eat.” Dr. Neal Barnard and his family grew up eating typical Midwestern fare – meat-and-potatoes. He says that not so coincidentally many members of his family got Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia at a young age. Barnard

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How your brain works

You Must Remember This

On April 22, 2013 by

How to improve your memory By Kevin Woo  One+ | May 11, 2011 MICHAEL JORDAN, DAVID BECKHAM OR SERENA WILLIAMS MIGHT COME IMMEDIATELY TO MIND if you were asked to name a world-famous athlete. Each is instantly recognizable, they’ve performed consistently well under pressure and all are champions. Children and adults queue for hours just

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How your brain works

Learning How the Brain Learns

On May 11, 2012 by

By Kevin Woo  One+ May 11, 2011 DOES A MEETING ORGANIZER REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND NEUROSCIENCE TO PRODUCE A GOOD EVENT? It would certainly be helpful, says Dr. Richard Ackley, a professor of business psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. “The way material is presented at conferences caters primarily to the left brain

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