Brain Training Articles & News, Page 163

Should teachers teach to individual learning styles? Does research show that teaching to learning styles is effective? Are learning styles determined by brain skills or preference? An article inScientific American explores these and other questions that matter to educators and parentseverywhere. The article begins with the story of Dr. Ken Gibson who, inspired by hisown ...

Did you know that living with stress, eating junk food, and embracing thesedentary life as a couch potato aren’t just bad for your mood andbody, they’re bad for your brain, too? This is the reason professionalswho deal with brain health often tout the benefits of exercise, eatingwell and reducing stress. Your brain can benefit from ...

A common myth about dyslexia is that it’s caused by weak visual processing. One reason this myth is so stubborn is because it sounds reasonable. After all, we use vision to read, so if reading is hard, there must be a problem with the brain’s visual system, right? Wrong. Scientists have known for years that ...

Your grandmother asks how you liked her Spam® burger. Gulp. Choosing your words carefully, you say, "I’ve never eaten anything like it! What unique texture!" Your boss asks why you’re late. Gulp. You tell him about the accident that tied up two lanes of traffic, but you conveniently leave out the fact that you also ...

We hear sounds (like birds chirping) and voices (like a teacher giving a homework assignment), but do we really listen? Carole Elkeles is a retired educator who believes that if kids know how to listen, both school and life will be easier to handle. She says, "Listening skills are learned…and listening is basic for communicating, ...

Maybe someone’s been monkeying around, but we went ape over the creative product reviews of the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer on Amazon.com. Either this real product sold on Amazon.com is particularly appealing to creative writers, or one creative soul has gone to a lot of trouble to create a string of the most entertaining, outrageous ...

Aquaponics is a relatively new gardening technology that grows fish andvegetables together. From a gardening standpoint, aquaponics is sheer genius, creating a symbioticsystem in which fish create nutrients for the plants, and plants filterthe water for the fish. The outcome? Healthier, happier fish; healthier,happier veggies. No chemicals allowed. Oh, and because the same wateris recycled ...

Four years after a devastating motorcycle accident left him with the brain function of a child, TBI survivor John Keller visits with Shelly Miles, host of the TV show San Antonio Living, about his incredible recovery. Joining John and Shelly on the set are Gina Cruz of LearningRx, and John’s dad, James Keller. Two years ...

When moms need unbiased advice, where do they turn? To other moms, of course! In this online conversation between two moms, one woman describes… …what made her daughter, in the first two months of third grade,completely forget how to read! …something that “rang true” to her “Mom’s-gut-instinct” …how she got her daughter IQ to jump ...

What does solving a financial dilemma, remodeling a house, crafting a speech, and even dressing up your dogs and playing make-believe with your kids have in common? All these activities can benefit from the use of creative thinking. In other words, creative thinking isn’t just for writers and artists. So what do we know about ...