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Do Men Remember Better?

Do Men Remember Better?

Not when it comes to recognizing faces, no. Why is this? Why do women remember faces better than men? It's simple really. And VERY easy to copy. It’s all to do with HOW women study facial features And HOW LONG they spend doing it. Here’s a summary of the study: Using...

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Does Brain Training Work?

Does Brain Training Work?

Brain train­ing vs. men­tal stimulation? Any­thing you do involv­ing nov­elty, vari­ety, and chal­lenge stim­u­lates the brain and is a pleasurable way to pass time. Lifelong brain fit­ness, though, involves more. Crosswords or playing chess stimulate your brain and...

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How can I find that word?

How can I find that word?

Has this ever happened to you? You go to say something – everyone’s quiet, waiting for you AND. the WORD you want. VANISHES! It’s on the tip of your tongue ….. But it’s gone. You laugh and everyone forgives you but you HATE that happening Because it is a sign of...

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Is It Alzheimer’s?

Is It Alzheimer’s?

What’s Normal and What’s Not? Many people over the age of 50 (and maybe even younger) experience mild forgetfulness. Although these are a wake-up call to pay attention to your brain and memory, if the forgetfulness includes: • Forgetting parts of an experience •...

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Brain Feels Lazy? What to Do.

Brain Feels Lazy? What to Do.

Is Retirement Making Your Brain Lazy? Do you need a wake-up call? Once the farewell speeches have been made and the celebrations are over Leaving employment can be scary. At first, there's a great relief. There's no need to juggle home life and work commitments any...

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Computer Use & Your Posture!

Computer Use & Your Posture!

Are you spending more and more time at your computer? Take action on this memory strategy. Do you know what is happening for your body as you sit there? Every second of every minute, your nervous system (and all of its 15 billion nerve cells) is sending millions of...

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Was This Déjà Vu?

I was downtown last week when I bumped into a woman I haven’t seen for ages. We were just outside a coffee shop, and we both had time, so we went inside to enjoy a chat. I’d just sipped my cappuccino and glanced up as Megan began to tell me about an accident her...

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Avoid or Delay Dementia Later in Life.

Avoid or Delay Dementia Later in Life.

I don’t know about you but I had not given a nanosecond’s thought to dementia - in fact, I wasn’t even certain what dementia was, exactly. Something to do with being demented or crazy, maybe ….. So I wasn’t exactly ready for being told that some of the odd things my...

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