Brain Training Articles & News, Page 246

Did you know: 864 million people use Facebook on a daily basis? Or that the time spent on Facebook per user per day is more than twenty minutes? What’s very interesting is that much of the success of Facebook can be attributed to brain chemistry. The way Facebook is set up triggers the release of ...

If you happened to watch this video about Jacob, you may remember his adviceto learn from our own unique perspective. We think Makey Makey is a great way to think about a problem and come up with a creative wayto solve it. This month, we’re asking you to fill your toy box withjust this one ...

Here’s some unsettling information: Just because your teen can remembermath formulas or the timeline of World War II doesn’t mean they’reready for college. In fact, brain experts will tell you that there areactually two parts to smart – knowledge and IQ – and you needboth of them to get into the top colleges and universities. ...

Like most parents, you may worry what bad habits your teen will pick up when they’re in college. Sleeping in through classes, forgetting to brush their teeth at least twice a day, eating junk food, choosing parties over studying are just a few of the anxiety-inducing bad habits that parents imagine. But there are ways ...

Does the thought of sending your child off to middle school make you anxious?If so, you’re certainly not alone. Many adults have middle schoolmemories of social awkwardness, hormonal upheaval, and the added pressureof more responsibilities with a growing need for more independence. Now think of your child experiencing these same anxieties! Whether yourchild is transitioning ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alzheimer's is thesixth leading cause of death in the United States, with one in three senior adults beingimpacted by the disease. That's the bad news. The good news is that a new study offers hopefor people who want to lower their risk for Alzheimer's. Researchers at ...

Understanding a teenager’s brain is as complicated as the cosmos.Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, you’re faceto face with unchartered territory. But with the help of advancing technology, like the noninvasive fMRI, welearn more about this enigma every day. In fact, there’s so muchnew information being discovered that we thought we’d create ...

If you’re looking for ways to keep your kids busy over the summer without breaking the bank or sitting them in front of the TV all day, LearningRx can help! We’ve put together a list of award-winning toys that can help build your child’s cognitive skills—like memory, auditory and visual processing, attention, logic & reasoning, ...

Third grade teacher Alyssa Call got a bit of a shock when she returned to her classroom in the fall and saw the test scores of her students. She had taught several of the children the year before, as a second grade teacher, and she knew their scores had fallen considerably after taking nearly three ...

It’s easy to keep kids busy in the summer when the sun is shining and a swimming pool (or beach) awaits. But the rainy days can be a bit more of a challenge, especially when you’re trying to avoid raising couch potatoes. Here are 10 ideas to help you keep your child’s brain engaged without ...