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.
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 Nature Neuroscience reveals that musical training not only alters the wiring of the cortex of the brain but also the brainstem.
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.)
Nevertheless, over the next week, I have 2 informative commentaries on caffeine I’m getting ready to post
Reading through the latest issue of Neurology Today, came across some interesting tidbits on how beneficial exercise can be for your brain:
About 2 months ago, a study came out in the British Medical Journal claiming that breast milk had no effect on infant brain development and intelligence.
This goes against what more than a dozen earlier studies have found.Just came across a new article on the topic in which Dr. Larry Gartner, professor emeritus of pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Chicago, claims the British Medical Journal study is flawed. Click here to read more.
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 indeed increase your spatial-temporal IQ scores by 9 points. While the duration of the effect on your brain is only about 10-15 minutes, the findings are nonetheless fascinating.
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.
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.
There have been several studies lately that reveal how bad sleep disordered breathing can be for your brain.
Now, a recent article published in the journal Public Library of Science Medicine shows how harmful sleep apnea can be to even children’s minds. The study, conducted by Dr. Ann Halbower and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University, reveals kids who have sleep apnea have: