05/18/2009 - 3:13am

Computer games affect your brain

The fact that computer-based interaction can do wonders for your brain has been discussed in previous postings of this blog. But recent evidence shows that it might be good for your eyes as well. Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York discovered that people who used a video-game training program saw significant improvements in their ability to notice subtle differences in shades of gray, a finding that may help people who have trouble with night driving.

05/11/2009 - 3:21am

10 ways to increase your brain’s learning ability

For some of us, learning can be a very difficult process. Below you will find 10 easy to follow tips that hopefully will help make learning easier:

1. Look and listen- Some of us find it easier to absorb auditory, rather than visual information. Reading information out loud while reading increases the chance of better remembering it later, since we use more than one modality to code it.

05/05/2009 - 5:55am

Is aging just a figment of your imagination?

We often think about the consequences of aging as inevitable. But Harvard University psychologist Ellen Langer claims in her book Counterclockwise that we are all victims of our own stereotypes about aging and health. She says that we mindlessly accept negative cultural cues about disease and old age, and these cues shape our self-concepts and our behavior. But according to her theory, we can shake loose from the negative clichés that dominate our thinking about health, we can "mindfully" open ourselves to possibilities for more productive lives even into old age.

03/09/2009 - 10:09am

Do CogniFit brain fitness programs train my auditory or visual abilities?

In the process of designing the different tasks, we made sure that both auditory and visual modalities are represented in your training. Throughout the assessment and training routine, you are presented with instructions that are written and read out loud. In addition, most of the tasks that train memory, present stimuli in both modalities. The rationale behind this was that we wanted to supply you with the most comprehensive training program possible. Some people find it easier to absorb information in one modality and not the other.