Music and Verbal Memory.

Music and Verbal Memory.

Did you know? Listening to music may inhibit creativity.   Listening to music can be relaxing, but it may interfere with your ability to create, suggests a study published online Feb. 2, 2019, by Applied Cognitive Psychology. Researchers recruited 30 people and...
Brainfit® Coach Jude Walter, NewstalkZB

Brainfit® Coach Jude Walter, NewstalkZB

In May, Accredited Brainfit® Coach, Jude Walter, was the expert guest on NewstalkZB’s Health Hub. Listen to her tips and strategies and the answers she gave to the many listener questions that came pouring in. (Audio)
Does Walking Backwards Help Memory?

Does Walking Backwards Help Memory?

Did you know that people who  walked backward, imagined they were walking backward, or even watched a video simulating backward motion had better short-term recall of past events than those who walked forward or sat still. (Study reported in the January issue of...
7 Normal Memory Issues

7 Normal Memory Issues

Healthy people can experience memory loss or memory distortion at any age. Some of these memory flaws become more pronounced with age, but — unless they are extreme and persistent — they are not considered indicators of Alzheimer’s or other memory-impairing...
Are Neurons Lost with Ageing?

Are Neurons Lost with Ageing?

A reader writes: ‘I’ve been told that I lose brain neurons every year I get older. Is this true?’ We asked Dr Allison Lamont, PhD, memory expert, what the research says.    Reader, this is one of the biggest brain myths! For years we have been...
How to remove a ‘bad’ memory.

How to remove a ‘bad’ memory.

Do you keep remembering a nasty or hurtful remark someone has made to you?  Or about you? And it is playing in your mind over and over again. That’s when memory isn’t working well for you. What can be done? We asked Dr Allison Lamont, PhD, memory expert,...