Researchers studying brain circuits involved in the development of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) found deviations in different aspects of the brain’s dopamine-mediated pleasure center related to gratification and motivation. For children with ADHD, the motivation to carry out an activity is related to the gratification received when the objectives are met. This would explain [...]
It takes much less time and energy than you may think to improve your memory. The main key is to use your imagination, focus on what you are trying to accomplish and follow through. Your mind is capable of all sorts of diverse activities. It is constantly on, there is no ‘turn-off’ switch. In just [...]
The only way to see a microorganism is with powerful equipment, and teams of neurobiologists, psychiatrists, and advanced imaging specialists from Switzerland’s EPLF and CHUV, have done just that to observe the neuronal activity in the brain. As reported in The Journal of Neuroscience, the scientists used Digital Holographic Microscopy (DHM) to observe neuronal activity [...]
Your first thought, when you hear the word “chunking†is of somebody building up his or her body by eating. Instead of building up our body, in this context we are going to use the term as a form of building up our mind and memory system. The term ‘chunking’ originally came out of a [...]
I am Ron White, two-time USA Memory Champion. I would like to share with you some lessons on discipline and compromise I have learned while working with my friend and former Navy SEAL, T.C. Cummings. Politicians use the word “compromise†when talking about working together to come up with a plan that will be agreeable [...]
Two-time USA Memory Champion, Ron White would like to share with you some lessons on consistency learned from former US Navy SEAL, TC Cummings: Navy SEALs are professional athletes that don’t have an off-season. One way they are able to maintain this level of athleticism is because they are consistently changing the routine. Just as [...]
It is known that training can improve working memory. Now, research published in Science, substantiates the fact that working-memory training is associated with an increased release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in specific brain regions, particularly the caudate, a region located below the neocortex. Researchers note that the dopaminergic influx was particularly large in this brain region [...]
Memory training expert, Ron White would like to share with you some lessons on momentum and discipline learned from former U.S. Navy Seal T.C. Cummings. Have you ever heard the expression, “When it rains it pours?†People usually say that when things just keep going from bad to worse. On the other hand, when things [...]
I am Ron White, two-time USA Memory Champion. I would like to share with you some lessons on moving out of our comfort zone I have learned while working with my friend and former Navy SEAL, T.C. Cummings. We are creatures of habit. We tend to do the same things at approximately the same time [...]
Ron White, two-time USA Memory Champion, would like to share with you this very important lesson I learned about self-esteem from former U.S. Navy Seal, T.C. Cummings. “This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai. If by setting one’s heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his [...]
