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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 ...

What do you really know about your own brain? Let’s take a closer look at that gelatinous mass between your ears with five weird-but-true brain facts: Your brain is softer than you probably think. What is the consistency of your brain? Brain tissue has been described as having the same consistency as Jell-O, warm butter ...

If someone makes a grab for that ticklish place above your knee, you double over in laughing protest. When you grab your own knee, nothing happens. You can’t tickle yourself because your brain doesn’t pay as much attention to sensations caused by your own actions. In fact, brain scans show that neurons in the cerebral ...