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Ron White on Defining Memory

2016-10-22T09:06:08+00:00

We all experience memory lapses from time to time. It’s not unusual and for the most part nothing to worry about. As we age, and the lapses come more often, we start to worry that other things may be going wrong – like the beginning of Alzheimer’s or dementia. According to Webster’s Dictionary, memory is "the mental capacity or faculty of retaining or recalling facts, events, impressions or previous experiences." Science defines memory in six different phases:

Ron White on Defining Memory2016-10-22T09:06:08+00:00

Did Lobotomies Really Work?

2016-10-22T09:06:07+00:00

A neurologist named Egas Moniz performed the first brain surgery to treat mental illness in Portugal in 1935. The procedure was called a “leucotomy,” later to be changed to “lobotomy.” It required holes being drilled into the patient’s skull to reach the brain and severe nerve connections.

Did Lobotomies Really Work?2016-10-22T09:06:07+00:00

Top Tips for SAT Test Preparation

2016-10-22T09:06:07+00:00

Ron White memory training expert recommends this article on SAT prep: Top Tips for SAT Test Preparation Bangalore, India (PRWEB) October 7, 2010 As students across the country prepare to take the most important test of their high school careers, anxiety is mounting as the pressure is on to ace the SAT.

Top Tips for SAT Test Preparation2016-10-22T09:06:07+00:00

Free MemoryLifter Flashcards Software Makes Your Brain the Strongest Part of Your Body

2016-10-22T09:06:07+00:00

  Ron White memory training expert recommends this article on memory flash cards: Houston, TX (PRWEB) November 9, 2004 - Train your brain with the free MemoryLifter 1.7 flashcards software by LearnLift. Memorizing and learning can be fun again. MemoryLifter improves the memorization process and optimizes the time to learn facts and vocabulary using a [...]

Free MemoryLifter Flashcards Software Makes Your Brain the Strongest Part of Your Body2016-10-22T09:06:07+00:00

Speed Reading Methods From Wikipedia

2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

Commercial speed reading programs Speed reading programs are available through courses, both in person or software based, and manuals. While the average adult reading rate is 250 words per minute with 70% comprehension[3], speed reading programs typically claim that improvements to 500 words per minute or more while maintaining or improving comprehension are possible.

Speed Reading Methods From Wikipedia2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

Speed Reading Methods From Wikipedia

2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

Speed reading is a collection of reading methods which attempt to increase rates of reading without greatly reducing comprehension or retention. Methods include chunking and eliminating subvocalization. No absolute distinct "normal" and "speed-reading" types of reading exist in practice, since all readers use some of the techniques used in speed reading (such as identifying words without focusing on each letter, not sounding out all words, not sub-vocalizing some phrases, or spending less time on some phrases than others, and skimming small sections). Speed reading is characterized by an analysis of trade-offs between measures of speed and comprehension, recognizing that different types of reading call for different speed and comprehension rates, and that those rates may be improved with practice[1]. There are many speed reading training programs available including books, videos, software, and seminars.

Speed Reading Methods From Wikipedia2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

My First Memory Tournament

2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

Ron White memory training expert gives his account on the 2008 USA Memory Championship: What was it like to compete in my first memory tournament? A once in a life time experience :) It was 2008 and my first memory tournament but the story started years before. I don't know exactly when but a few years prior I had seen an online story about something called the USA Memory Championship in New York. I read the amount of numbers that the participants were memorizing in 5 minutes and I was frankly FLOORED! I thought...no WAY!

My First Memory Tournament2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

Memory Training In Stress

2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

To perform under pressure or stress is one of the unique qualities of high achievers. Have you ever known someone with so much talent and skill but in crunch time they just couldn't deliver? Then others who seemed to thrive under pressure and stress? What is the secret? The secret is to keep your nerves in check and remain calm.

Memory Training In Stress2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

The Spanish Help for Your Child You Won’t Find at School

2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

Your child wouldn’t need Spanish help if they used the right approach to learning a language. The problem is schools don’t usually include comics and mnemonics in their teaching methods. Maybe it’s time they did. “What’s the most important skill for a beginning Spanish student?” If you ask Jim Sarris, Spanish teacher for 15 years, he’ll say, “The ability to memorize.”

The Spanish Help for Your Child You Won’t Find at School2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

Brain Mapping Provides Clues to Mental Decline in Elderly

2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

Isn't it amazing that an organ the size of a small cabbage controls all the functions of your body? The brain is an amazing instrument. It controls your heart, your emotions, your muscles, your senses and your memory. In essence, everything that happens within you is controlled by one large muscle, and like all muscles it starts to weaken with age.

Brain Mapping Provides Clues to Mental Decline in Elderly2016-10-22T09:06:06+00:00

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