by Tess Lawson | Apr 14, 2014 | Brain Training, Neurological Disorders, Stress
Published By Robert J. Szczerba in forbes.com Brain training is the use of a brain-computer interface to learn to treat the dysfunctional networks and re-regulate cognitive and mental functioning. More than 20% of Americans regularly consume prescribed drugs related...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 13, 2014 | Brain Injuries, Stress
Published By Diane Roberts Stoler in psychologytoday.com Your diet, quality of sleep, degree of stress, hormonal factors, and general quality of life directly affect your brain function. This post will be the first of a five-part series relating to methods and...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 12, 2014 | Neurological Disorders, Stress
Published By Steven Schultz in biology.about.com If the cerebral cortex is important in memory, how could it change? PRINCETON, N.J. — In a finding that eventually could lead to new methods for treating brain diseases and injuries, Princeton scientists have...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 12, 2014 | Neurological Disorders, Stress
Published By Regina Bailey in biology.about.com The cerebral cortex is responsible for higher level decision making and learning. For almost one hundred years, it has been a mantra of biology –brain cells do not regenerate. In a startling discovery that...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 11, 2014 | Brain Training, Stress
Published By positscience.com Brain’s ability to change at any age – for better or worse. Brain plasticity—also called neuroplasticity – is an odd term for most people, with the word “plastic” causing images of Tupperware or Saran Wrap to pop...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 11, 2014 | Athletes & Artists- NeuroFeedback Improves Your Performance, Stress
Published By by Erin Hoiland in faculty.washington.edu How does the brain change with learning? What is brain plasticity? Does it mean that our brains are made of plastic? Of course not. Plasticity, or neuroplasticity, describes how experiences reorganize neural...
