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  • THE RUNES: The World’s Greatest Puzzle!
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    Now some important news about a wonderfully original puzzle called THE RUNES.

    I strongly recommend it, and am delighted that we can bring it to you well ahead of anyone else in North America.

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  • MindFit: A computerized gym to train your brain
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    Note: The Mindfit software is currently available for purchase in the Smartkit Store here

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  • Rote training improves memory in older adults

     

    Researchers in Ireland have found that brain exercises in the form of rote memorization of poems, articles, and short stories leads to memory improvement.

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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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  • brain training boosts brain power
    Brain Training DOES boost brain power
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    Is the brain like the muscles in your body? Can it be trained with cognitive exercises to improve mental agility and sharpness as you get older?

    Quite a bit of research has come out lately indicating that the answer to this question is a resounding ‘Yes’.

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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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  • Exercise and Neurogenesis

    Reading through the latest issue of Neurology Today, came across some interesting tidbits on how beneficial exercise can be for your brain:

    • As mentioned in earlier posts, exercise leads to the creation of new brain cells in the hippocampus
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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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  • 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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  • Can ‘DDR’ and ‘ITG’ Can Boost Intelligence? The Ultimate Brain Gym
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    Many are using Nintendo’s Brain Age game to boost their brain power.
    Here are two more powerful tools, however, you can add to your brain
    gym:

    • Dance Dance Revolution
    • In the Groove

    [Two videos follow at the end of the article]

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  • World’s smartest person

    We’ll be hosting a Q & A article with “Scandanavia’s most intelligent man” Jola Sigmond (IQ 192). If you have any questions you’d like to pose to him, please click here.

    Other info:

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  • Anabolic Steroids Permanently Changes Brain
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    Adolescents who use anabolic steroids likely do permanent damage to their brain.

    Since the teenage brain is still growing and not yet completely formed, anabolic steroids can permanently knock it off its proper development course.

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  • How to “massively” stimulate the growth of new brain cells
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    A 2006 study out of the Division of Neuroscience and The Brain Research Center at University of British Columbia Hospital nicely summarizes one of the core teachings of brain enhancement:

    • Regular doses of exercise can “massively increase” the growth of new brain cells in your brain.

    The best part of it all, however, is the specific location

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  • Playing violent video games not the best brain gym

    Some of the hottest video games today are very heavy on violence and gore. While running around and shooting up things in a virtual brain gym can improve certain aspects of brain function and performance, there is reason to believe that these sort of games wind up doing more harm to society than good.

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