A recent study published in the journal Science indicates the caudate region of the brain, located below the neocortex, is the recipient of particularly large amounts of dopamine during working memory training. This research hold up the findings of other studies that have associate working memory training to the release of dopamine to particular areas [...]
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly half of all Americans 85 years and older have Alzheimer’s disease or some form of dementia and memory loss, and almost 5.1 million Americans are believed to be directly affected by the disease. They project that, by the middle of the century, 11-16 million people aged 65 and over [...]
Child developmental experts are always cautioning parents to limit the amount of television a child watches per day to one hour or less. They say it causes long-term attention problems. A limited study, published on online September 2, 2011 in the Journal of Pediatrics suggests the consequences could be even more drastic. According to the [...]
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 [...]
The French National Institute of Health Research conducted a study to evaluate the relationship between “metabolic syndrome†and its connection to memory decline in older adults. The study found that older people with risk factors for metabolic syndrome might be at a higher risk for memory loss. The American Heart Association (AHA) describes metabolic syndrome [...]
Earlier research has already shown that even moderate daily activity such as walking 20-30 minutes each day can have positive effects on maintaining memory fitness in old age. New evidence shows that moderate to intense physical activity can provide additional benefits in terms of reduced ‘silent strokes’ – the first sign of cerebrovascular disease or [...]
Two-time USA Memory Champion; memory training expert, and memory keynote, Ron White shares his thoughts on forgetfulness and memory loss. As we age it’s common to forget some things, at various times. When you get stressed out or busy it’s easy to misplace something or simply forget what you were doing. Even young people, who [...]
Ron White memory guy, Two-Time USA Memory Champion; memory-training expert and memory keynote, shares lessons from TC Cummings Mind of a SEAL program on how discipline techniques can carry over from U.S. Navy SEAL training to everyday life. Take a look around you at the people you admire in business. What sets them apart from [...]
Two Time USA Memory Champion, memory training expert and memory keynote Ron White would like to share with you some of the things I learned while training for the U.S. Memory Championship, and is now available in my memory training seminars. It was an awesome pleasure to work with my friend, Former U.S. Navy Seal T. C. Cummings, the founder of “Noble Warrior Training,†as he coached me on how to “Think Like a Seal.â€
As children we learned how to read a certain way, and over the years we have continued to use the same methods. In other words, even though we have substantially increased our vocabularies we have not advanced our reading methods beyond the second grade! We are all creatures of habit. When we are comfortable with something we don’t like to move outside our comfort zone unless we are forced to. With our lives moving along on the “information highway†we need to make room in our time to take it all in, and this is where Speed Reading comes in.
