Monthly Archives: December 2008

Longevity: think of yourself now, and yourself in the future

Imagine yourself now – are you dedicated? Now imagine yourself in 10 years – are you dedicated? Differences in your brain activity dependent on these two different questions [..]

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My head is going to explode with all this info said the university student

Now I am sure most readers have experienced the situation of the above student lament – when you are studying so long and hard that it feels like [..]

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Can you teach an old dog new tricks – or at least juggling – and increase gray matter density in the brain ?

Image via Wikipedia You might, or might not, be an old dog – but we all want to be able keep on learning and ‘growing’. Yesterday, I wrote [..]

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Learn juggling to increase your gray matter – but don’t stop

Image via Wikipedia Maybe being a court jester is not all bad – you get to play music, which increases your brain’s gray matter and improves your general [..]

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Increase your brain’s gray matter with musical training

American Pie by Don McLean (a classic American anthem). “Bye, bye Miss American Pie…. When the Jester sang for the King and Queen, In a coat he borrowed [..]

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