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6 Great Ways to Conquer Stress.
6 best ways to conquer stress.
Top 5 Memory Tips Backed by Science
Did you know your brain is designed to forget? It's true – that is not a misprint! Your brain filters out unnecessary information to prevent overload, allowing you to focus on what's important. To enhance your memory, you need to give your brain clear signals about...
How to make Memory Traces.
What are Memory Traces? If you find something new you want to remember later, firstly you need to pay close attention to the details. Then. using repetition, actions or taking a 'mental photograph' you connect what you need to remember in as many ways as possible to...
Do Memory Games Work?
Did you know that 67% of New Zealanders play video games?48% of video game players are female.43% of people aged 65 and over play video games.Memory Foundation games featured in the 2015 Digital New Zealand study and some surprising results were discovered. Watch the...
Winning Questions for Gillian
Thanks to everyone who sent in a question for Gillian. Here are the Top 10! A special congratulations to Esme who is the winner of a copy of the 7 Day Brain Boost Plan for her question. Click on each question to see Gillian's answer (and Dr Allison Lamont, of course!)...
Kris Tynan Tips for Balance & Meditation
Bare feet for better balance How good are you at balancing when you close your eyes? If this is difficult for you will be relying heavily on the visual component of balance which works hand in hand with both the vestibular (inner ear) and proprioceptive (awareness of...
Your Brain Needs Exercise? But How Much?
'Your brain needs exercise - two kinds." Memory Foundation talks with Dr Jian Guan about her research into exercise and how - and why - it helps to slow brain ageing. Brain ageing has four main causes and here Dr Jian Guan talks about one of them - exercise - and the...
Exercise Challenge: Crawl like a Baby!
So you thought you’d left crawling behind long along? Think again! Crawling recruits more muscles and facilitates greater brain function than you probably realise. It works on contralateral movements (opposite sides) and forms the foundation for our walking and...
What happens to memory when you are asleep?
You know sleep is important But Did you know just HOW important it is? Your long-term memory is consolidated when you sleep. An international team of neuroscientists, including Mathilde Bonnefond and Til Ole Bergmann specialists in research on waves of brain activity...
6 Surprising Benefits of Walking
You already know that any physical activity, including walking, is great for your overall health. (That's a gentle walk, 20 minutes a day, we are usually talking about.) But did you know that walking is the new 'wonder drug'!! (Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the...