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Comment on Get Social For Your Brain Health by Laura Fay

Laura Fay — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:47:39 +0000

Concentration can be trained via a number of games from HAPPYneuron. All Attention games can be found here: http://www.happy-neuron.com/games/#attention. Check them out and let us know how it helps. - Laura

Comment on Get Social For Your Brain Health by Anjali

Anjali — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:49:51 +0000

send me something on increasing concentration

Comment on Brain Healthy Foods, What to Choose by Trevor_Memory

Trevor_Memory — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:24:25 +0000

Great post! Let me also share this with you:

Vitamin C is an antioxidant and it prevents damage leading to different types of diseases.

Vitamin B can improve our thinking ability.

Vitamin E can help preserve brain function and protect nerve-cell degeneration. It is also one of the important antioxidants that our brain needs.

Carbohydrates are good for the brain, because they contain Glucose which are known as the brain fuel. It gives off energy for us to concentrate, remember, learn, and other activities.

Then there’s your protein. Amino acids are obtained from protein. Neurotransmitters need those amino acids to relay or become a messenger from one nerve cell to another. A high protein meal can make us feel energized because it increases the tyrosine levels of our brain and blood. Tyrosine and tryptophan are some of the different types of amino acids. And because tyrosine can make us become more energized, our brain can concentrate more.

Comment on Physical Brain Boosters by Josten

Josten — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:25:50 +0000

Being dehydrated is not a good thing. Having water in your system is a very important thing to staying active and having a healthy brain. Great post

Comment on Take the Brain Game Widget by Barbara Strong

Barbara Strong — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:07:58 +0000

This was very enjoyable & my first brain game. I wish to explore more & practice often, if I have the time, Thanks for your gift.

Comment on Memory Training Shown to Boost Brain Power by Laura Fay

Laura Fay — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:26:58 +0000

watch for the “Restaurant” Game, coming summer 2009. It will enable you to recreate that skill Jessie.

Comment on Memory Training Shown to Boost Brain Power by jessie minter

jessie minter — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:02:57 +0000

Related to this memory trait of remembering something long enough to use it, such as a telephone number until you can dial it, is a memory task that I used when waitressing. I memorized orders until I could get back to the kitchen to shout them out and write them down. If I spoke to anyone or was interrupted in some way before I could call them out, it was difficult to regain the info without going back to the table to renew the information. If you did go back, then you were able quickly to restore the order–some of it was still there but not readily accessible after the interruption. Also, if some one changed their order after I had memorized the order, then I had to repeat the whole order making the change after the original order had been spoken or written down. It seems this memory works in line or linear. When trying to recall it after an interruption, I gained a skill in just relaxing, shutting down all exterior stimulus and recalling the table. Even one order would trigger a substantial part of the order. But not always and there were omissions. Later, after the shift was over, I could still recall whole orders and the tables they were served to. I have not used that memory skill for over 20 years, however, because I know it exists and I remember how to access it, it still serves me at a much reduced efficiency. It’s interesting that it has a name. Certainly it was a trained skill out of necessity, not one I was born with.
JessieM

Comment on Exercise Appears To Improve Brain Function by Catering By Joseph

Catering By Joseph — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:16:51 +0000

Loving your site. Seems like you update often so that’s good. I am adding you to my google reader! Thanks for keeping it going.

Comment on Memory Loss explained.. by Judy

Judy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:16:40 +0000

I’m interested in any studies regarding “chemo brain” and the effects on memory. My husband was treated 2 years ago for a cancern that is now in remission; however…he suffers from short-term memory loss. In the literature that we were given during treatment, there was a reference to “chemo brain” and that it is temporary, but could still last for several years. I’m interested in any research that could help us understand this.

Comment on Memory Loss explained.. by Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:48:32 +0000

Current therapies for Alzheimer’s treat the symptoms associated with it, not the disease itself. It is important for patients and families affected by diseases such as Alzheimer’s to consider participating in clinical studies.

One such study for Alzheimer’s is the ICARA (Bapi) study (www.icarastudy.com), whose goal is to explore if an investigational drug, called Bapineuzumab, can help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease.