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Exercise Mind Hygiene On A Daily Basis - The Complete Lawyer
Your reflective mind is your shield against living reactively. It can help you become wiser, healthier and more satisfied—which is worth more than any imaginable income.
2008, awareness, contagion, happiness, health, howto, hygiene, mindfulness, neuroplasticity, storytelling, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.thecompletelawyer.com/volume4/issue3/article.php?ppaid=8138
Exercise Your Brain, or Else You’ll ... Uh ... - New York Times
“Every time you challenge your brain it will actually modify the brain,” he said. “We can indeed form new brain cells, despite a century of being told it’s impossible.”
2008, article, exercise, health, neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, nytimes saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/03/technology/03brain.html?em&ex=1209960000&en=e0a3dbc695a0bf...
The Science of Thinking Smarter: A Conversation with Brain Expert John J. Medina
By unpacking the neuroscience of stress, for example, companies can find new ways to dramatically improve the productivity of their knowledge workers and thus gain a competitive edge.
2008, business, culture, harvardbusiness, interview, medina, memory, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, productivity, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp?ml_action=get-ar...
Norman Doidge, M.D. | The Brain That Changes Itself
Dr.Doidge explores the profound implications of the changing brain for understanding the mysteries of love, sexual attraction, taste, culture and education in an immensely moving, inspiri...
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http://www.normandoidge.com
» 11 Neuroscientists Debunk a Common Myth about Brain Training   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains     
Neuroscientists have finally debunked that old thinking that our brains decline inexorably after a certain age with little each of us can do to "exercise" or "train our brains".
neuroplasticity, neuroscience, reference saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/09/06/11-neuroscience-quotes-that-will-change-your-view...
Seed: The Reinvention of the Self
Symptoms of poverty are not simply states of mind; they actually warp the mind. Because neurons are designed to reflect their circumstances, not to rise above them, the monotonous stress ...
2006, article, health, neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, neurothrophin, poverty, psychology, stress, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/02/the_reinvention_of_the_self.php
» The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains     
remember that what counts is not reading this article-or any other-, but practicing a bit every day until small steps snowball into unstoppable, internalized habits
2007, article, diet, health, learning, memory, neuroplasticity, nutrition saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/08/22/10-habits-of-highly-effective-brains
How The Brain Rewires Itself - TIME
the adult brain retains impressive powers of "neuroplasticity"--the ability to change its structure and function in response to experience.
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1580438,00.html
Meditation Alters Brain Structure, Functioning
the brain, like the rest of the body, can be altered intentionally. Just as aerobics sculpt the muscles, so mental training sculpts the gray matter in ways scientists are only beginning t...
2004, article, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, psychology saved by: meryn more details ...
http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/News/Meditation_Alters_Brain_WSJ_11-04.htm
» Brain Plasticity: How learning changes your brain   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains     
Brain exercises have an impact on brain health thanks to the brain’s plasticity. When you exercise or stimulate your brain through new or merely unfamiliar activities, you can trigger c...
2008, article, health, learning, neuroplasticity, neuroscience saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/02/26/brain-plasticity-how-learning-changes-your-brain
All In The Mind - 22/06/2003: Plastic Brains and the Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
It's news that has psychotherapists pricking up their ears - could psyche and brain biology finally come together on the therapists couch?
2003, cozolino, interview, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, psychotherapy saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/s881550.htm
March 2008 HR Magazine: Brain at Work
As neuroscientists continue to study why humans do the things they do, human resource professionals can turn that knowledge to practical use in the workplace.
2008, adrenaline, anxiety, arousal, article, basal-ganglia, behavior, business, consolidation, dendrites, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.shrm.org/hrmagazine/articles/0308/0308fox.asp
Brains On Purpose™: A key to cross-cultural conflict resolution: Around the world in almost 80 (0,000,000) brains
Cultures sculpt differently and thus people raised in different cultures will have different ways of learning, thinking, deciding and decoding.
2008, article, brain, culture, deciding, decoding, learning, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, psychology, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://westallen.typepad.com/brains_on_purpose/2008/02/cross-cultural.html
Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind - New York Times
it can be counterproductive to work toward multiple goals at the same time if your willpower cannot cover all the efforts that are required.
2008, article, neuroplasticity, nytimes, psychology, willpower saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/opinion/02aamodt.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Smart Talking: Tell Students to Feed Their Brains | Edutopia
Children can be taught to "feed their own brains" through understanding that their brains and intelligence can be grown and how this mind-set actually improves their academic performance.
2007, article, dweck, education, learning, neuroplasticity, pedagogy saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.edutopia.org/tell-students-feed-their-brains