There are several foods classified as brain foods that enhance your brain performance. They increase the blood flow to the brain and provide nutritional value. On the other side of the spectrum, there are foods that have a negative effect on your brain. Bad food provides little to no nutritional value, and decrease, if not [...]
We judge things to be true based on how often we hear them. We like familiarity, and repeating a lie often enough makes it familiar to us - the repetition making it fall right in with all of the things our memory tells us are true about the world. Politicians and advertisers are aware of [...]
Your brain is a complex organism, full of millions of different circuits and channels. These circuits are tangled, interconnected, and can be modified through a number of different chemicals, enzymes and other outside sources. They make your computer, and even the most technical pieces of equipment, seem like baby toys in comparison. Harvard Medical School's [...]
My name is Ron White. I am a two-time USA Memory Champion and I would like to share with you lessons on building self-confidence, as taught through my “Mind of a U.S. Navy SEAL†workshops. When you hear someone say: “Been there, done that!†It’s usually in an egotistical context. They are cocky and acting [...]
Two-time USA Memory Champion, Ron White, would like to share this information about alcohol and its effect on your brain. Most of us have known, or been around people who have been drunk. We know they act differently than they usually do when sober. They have slurred speech, impaired judgment and motor skills, and loss [...]
There are a lot of misconceptions about how to remember, memorizing, and how your brain changes as you age. I’d like to take this opportunity to address a few of them. Question: Does being forgetful mean there is something wrong with you, or you are developing dementia or ‘losing your mind’? Answer: Absolutely NOT! We [...]
Memory speaker, Ron White, would like to share information about a self-help website that offers tips on memory training. There are a few websites online, including this one, that offers practical advice and tips on memory training by allowing anyone to access the information to improve their memory through brain exercises, diet and physical exercise [...]
Two-time USA Memory Champion and memory keynote speaker Ron White shares his thoughts on this simple memory technique. ‘Mnemonics’ is an often-used term for other word association memory techniques – like the ‘method of loci’ system. It isn’t difficult and can actually be fun. There is no pressure to perform, so it takes the stress [...]
Two-time USA Memory Champion; memory training expert and memory keynote speaker Ron White shares his thoughts on how to improve your memory. Most people have a hard time remembering abstract information, such as a numbers sequence. This is one of the things that separate those with eidetic memory (total recall) from those with great, but [...]
