Brain Training Articles & News, Page 167

If you’ve been telling yourself that the jury is still out in terms of the harm of screen time for preschoolers, the jury might have just returned. New studies done by the Reading & Literacy Discovery Center of Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital found startling differences in the brains of preschoolers who spend an average of two ...

What’s in your fast food cheeseburger? If you think you’re better off because your food was cooked in soybean oil, it might be time to rethink that. Soybean oil has been marketed as a healthy alternative to other kinds of oil, but new research has found that may not be true. The new study showed ...

The short answer is "no."  A German research tea look at the brains of 330 older adults and found that the size of the hippocampus is only beneficial to people who also have more white-matter circuitry to link it to the rest of the brain. They found that the volume of the hippocampus doesn’t always ...

Research published in the January 27, 2020 edition of JNeurosci indicates that iron levels in the brain tissue rise during development and are linked to cognitive development. This research on both children and young adults may lead to new interventions that include iron supplementation. Looking to add more iron to your diet? Consider these iron-rich ...

One of the most common academic struggles we address at LearningRx is difficulties with reading fluency and comprehension. If reading is difficult, it can turn homework and basic academic tasks into frustrating and difficult interactions. So, why do some kids excel at reading and others struggle?

You’ve probably heard that research has shown that the brain clears up waste and updates memories during sleep. But a new study has found that specialized immune cells are hard at work in the brain during sleep too. The findings, which were published in Nature Neuroscience, show that the signals in our brain that modulate ...

Who doesn’t love to savor a delicious piece of chocolate or a heaping scoop of ice cream? While it’s important to remember that a little bit of sugar is fine in moderation, there is some startling new evidence about its affect on the brain. A new study from the the Department of Clinical Medicine at ...

Individuals who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) – including, concussions, strokes, chemo brain, car accidents – heal over time but often cognitive skills like memory, processing speed, attention or logic do not return to the level they were at prior to the injury.   LearningRx training has significantly helped individuals with traumatic brain injury ...

February 27 is National “No-Brainer” Day, created to celebrate “no-brainers:” concepts and tasks that are simple, easy and obvious to most people. But for people with learning struggles, tasks considered “no-brainers” for many others—reading, balancing a checkbook, managing time, staying organized or just paying attention for an extended period of time—can be painfully challenging. Kim ...

Looking for some ways to boost your child’s self-esteem? Try these tips: 1. Remind them of past successes. Highlighting past successes doesn’t have to mean just verbally reminding a child that they did something well. It could include framing a photo of their best dance recital, placing awards or trophies in a place of prominence, ...