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  • Improve Learning and Memory with Gestures

    New research published in the July issue of Cognition indicates that using gestures while studying can dramatically improve learning and memory.

    The study, done by Susan Wagner Cook at the University of Rochester,

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  • Learning Strategies: How one study tip can dramatically improve your memory
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    This important strategy should help improve your learning efficiency and memory. It’s presented in college student context, but of course applies to anyone looking for a good study tip.

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  • Accelerated Learning & Improved Memory via Distributed Practice
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    You’ve decided you’ve got four hours this weekend to review for your psychology exam. Is it better to do it all in one 4-hour session, or divide it up into four separate 1-hour sessions? The first strategy is referred to as massed practice, and the second is referred to as distributed practice.

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  • What sleep research can teach us about unlocking learning potential: Crucial Student Study Skills
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    This article reveals what modern neuroscience has learned about sleep as it applies to learning and memory. I believe this information can be of great benefit not only to students looking to improve their study skills, but to anyone interested in improving their memory and learning potential.

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  • Music Training can remodel the brainstem and improve learning

    New research out of Northwestern University’s Neuroscience Laboratory drastically changes our understanding of the brain.

    The study, to appear in the April issue of

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  • Aromatherapy to boost brain power
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    Can certain smells boost brain power? Let’s first take a look at what else certain odors can do:

    • Stores are now using special odors to make customers buy things and spend more money
    • The leathery smell of a new car is an artificial odor sprayed on to enhance buyer satisfaction
    • Casinos are using odors to make people gamble more
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  • carbohyrates and brain power
    How to feed your brain to increase mental energy and focus
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    Your mental energy and ability to concentrate depend to a very large extent on the types of food you eat. Unfortunately, most people fall short when it comes to understanding how to best feed the brain. Here’s a short tip you may find helpful:

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  • how to naturally mimic the effect of stimulants like ritalin to boost brain concentration
    How to naturally mimic the effects of stimulants to improve concentration
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    One of the main benefits of stimulant drugs (such as cocaine, ephedrine, and amphetamines like Ritalin) is their ability to dramatically increase mental energy and concentration. They can make it easier to focus on your work and studies for prolonged periods of time.

    How is this achieved? Basically, it’s thought that psychostimulants increase catecholamine

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  • What every college student should know about ‘The All-Nighter’
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    Can college students pull an ‘All-Nighter’—staying up the entire night to cram for a test—and have their brains function close to normal the next day? The majority, of course, think so …

    But several studies clearly show brain function takes a big hit after an all-nighter. Memory systems and

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  • caffeine in baked goods, donuts, pastries
    Caffeine in your cakes and cookies?
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    If you’ve ever tried to chew Vivarin instead of swallowing it, you’re well aware of the fact that caffeine- as available in its raw form- has a horrible, bitter taste.

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  • Caffeine and Your Brain: Don’t use a nuclear bunker buster to kill an ant

    One of the greatest misunderstandings people have about the brain is their belief in “free energy”.

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  • spider web drug naive and caffeinated
    What spider webs can teach us about caffeine’s effect on the brain
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    Sometimes, a picture really is worth a thousand words…

    (Noever, R., J. Cronise, and R. A. Relwani. 1995. Using spider-web patterns to determine toxicity. NASA Tech Briefs 19(4):82. Published in New Scientist magazine, 27 April 1995.)

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  • Consolidation of memory during sleep and your true learning potential
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    The neurologic theory of Consolidation states that things you learn during the day are etched more permanently down in memory at night while you sleep. In other words, sleep plays a major role in learning and memorizing.

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  • Students: Self-Test to improve your memory

    Recent research out of Washington University suggests a great study tip for students:

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  • How Mozart K448 can increase your IQ - Listen & Try
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    Does listening to Mozart make you smarter? According to a landmark neuroscience research study out of the University of California, Mozart’s sonata for two pianos K448 (which you can listen to below) can increase your spatial-temporal IQ scores by 9 points

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    Leapster for kids

    While traveling this Thanksgiving holiday, we spent quite a bit of time on airplanes and long car trips. Usually we have a mini DVD movie player to keep the kids entertained (and quiet!), but several months ago it broke.

    So my wife went out and got them the Leapster learning game system.

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  • Photographic Memory?
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    Today I received an email from someone who runs a memory and learning improvement internet business. It was the kind of email that gets blasted to thousands of inboxes simultaneously. Although I’ve never purchased any of their products, I always got the impression it was fairly reputable.

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