Immaculately dressed elderly men and women shuffle into the main hall and take their seats at the tables, some smiling and jabbering away, others more subdued with a vacant look in their eyes, as they begin their day at an Alzheimer’s day care center in Jerusalem. “Staying at home kills these people,†said Motti Zelikovitch, [...]
The brain has a way of blocking out traumatic incidents in order to allow the person time to deal with the events. The memory is not lost, simply filed away in a secret compartment until it feels the person is able to cope with the trauma. If someone sustained a head injury during an auto [...]
Dr. Terry Wahls was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and it took her on a journey to finding the reasons the brain shrinks with this disease, and what she could do to stop the progression of her disease. What she found was that there was similar shrinkage of the brain for those who have Huntington’s disease, [...]
It has long been known that the development of musical skills enhances memory and brain function. Learning to play a musical instrument is an excellent memory tool. According to researchers, music helps to strengthen memory as well as other areas of the brain, but still are not able to understand why. “Piano practicing fine tunes [...]
There is a growing controversy throughout the United States and Canada that fluoride in our water supplies can cause brain development and lowering of our intelligence. Quite a few studies have indicated that higher levels of fluoride exposure can cause problems in brain development, but there currently are no definitive indications that the levels in [...]
Multi-tasking and switching from one job to another is a recipe for disaster. Our brains are not capable of handling too many functions at once or it won’t be able to sort and process memory as well as it needs to. That’s not to say our brains can’t work fast, but when you put it [...]
No matter how long scientists study the brain they still don’t totally understand it. What they do know is that the brain, like any muscle, does wither and die off if not used. The connections begin to shrink and that cuts off communication. When communication is cut off memories can’t be formed and you lose [...]
What made this illegitimate son of a peasant girl and a notary to become one of the most famous artists, inventors and scientists who ever lived? We all know Leonardo de Vinci (1452-1519) as a famous artist (e.g. The Mona Lisa, The Sistine Chapel and The Last Supper). His talent is world-renowned and his work [...]
We are constantly encouraging our preschoolers to use their imagination, and seek out educational videos and games to help them develop their brain through creativity. We post their art on our refrigerators, and praise each learning skill. Yet, when they get into school we stop the encouragement of creativity by allowing our schools to teach [...]
We often speak about lateral and vertical thinking, but what exactly does that mean, and how does it differ from traditional teachings? Is it best to go with the flow of tradition, or look for answers to complex problems through a different process? Vertical Thinkers Are methodical and take things step-by-step Do not like to [...]
