In a study published in the April 28, 2011 journal of Neuron, cognitive scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, and U.C. Berkeley identified a brain region called the temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) as critical for establishing one’s particular place in space and perception of themselves (What is my place in the world?) There is [...]
Could it possibly be that the greatest mind of all time (perhaps), Albert Einstein was wrong about something? I suppose Albert Einstein was humble enough to have admitted if he got something wrong but for the average minded person such as myself it could really boggle my mind to think that Einstien got something wrong. [...]
I have been teaching memory training seminars for a long time! In the first few years of teaching people would always ask me, 'Do you teach speed reading as well?' I would tell them that I was a memory speaker and not a speed reading expert they are distinctly two skills. Then a few years [...]
Considerable research is available, done by archeologists, psychologists, neurogists and all sorts of “ists†to support that fact that music plays a key role in our lives and our ability to communicate. Many believe that the ability to communicate through music came before the ability to communicate through speech. Language and music share the same [...]
If you have gone through a tragic event in your life, like the death of someone close or a physical attack, you may want to take the raw and hurtful memories and bury them deep within your subconscious – until a time when you are able to deal with them. Sigmund Freud, a trained neurologist, [...]
The National Institutes of Health reports that there could be 50 to 70 million Americans experiencing some form of sleep disorder that could “significantly diminish†health, safety and alertness. The disorder could take the form of too much sleep, too little sleep, sleep apnea, or a poor quality of sleep. The downside is that this [...]
The relationship between laughter and the brain is not fully understood, but you can bet they are working on it. The physiological study of laughter is called gelotology, and there are actually researchers who study humor and laughter and how they have an impact on the brain. A friend of mine corresponds with Hunter “Patch†[...]
There are many theories as to how to make memorizing easier. You can employ a memory expert, such as myself, to help you with the basics; you can buy cd’s with memory lessons; and you can take classes in speed reading and other memory techniques. They are all excellent ideas that can benefit you immensely, [...]
Some scientists believe that fluid intelligence doesn’t have anything to do with IQ or being “book smart†and more to do with the ability to look at information previously accepted as reality and searching for different answers. Some would use the ‘politically correct’ term “thinking outside the box.†Static intelligence is just the opposite, the [...]
Most of us have a friend or family member who has received some devastating news and was afraid to tell his/her family. Eventually they had to, and instead of being scorned or turned away the family and friends rallied around him/her in their support and the patient was able to turn a dire prognosis around. [...]
