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Math Tutors May Not Be Answer To Mathematical Challenges

28th September 2009
Although math tutors can help some students practice certain problems or learn tricks for the SAT, they can't help all students who struggle with mathematical concepts on a consistent basis. Building up weak cognitive abilities is the best solution for st... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

The Healing Potential of Art

22nd September 2009
It is often said that art is an imitation of life. Art is a form of expression and a channel through which we convey ideas and feelings. It is a medium of expression of one's creativity. Art is a product of human activity that stimulates the senses and ev... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Do You Know That Musical Toys Enhance The Cognitive Abilities Of Your Kids?

22nd September 2009
Toys in general are the major things in a child’s life. You must have seen a little girl who has named her doll and who combs her hair every time her mother does hers. But today the kids’ toys have come a long way from those traditional dolls and smal... Read >
Author: David Jolan

Diagnosing Autism

21st September 2009
Autistic children are often analyzed with their state by or approximately age three. Though there may be instances when a parent is aware that there is something going on when the child is at a young age, higher functioning forms of autism are often harde... Read >
Author: Reeva

Dyslexia Disability - Learning How to Deal With a Disability Such As Dyslexia

16th September 2009
Learning how to deal with a disability such as dyslexia will be a task which is best accomplished with a lot of support, guidance and professional help. Dyslexia is a developmental disability which basically affects a person's cognitive abilities especial... Read >
Author: kristen-dean

Hearing Loss - 4 Types of Hearing Tests to Detect Early

07th September 2009
An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. This principle also applies to anyone with a hearing loss condition. The earlier the illness is detected, the better its prognosis is. However, for those who already are afflicted with the illness, he... Read >
Author: Alicia McWilliams

Children’s play equipment:-koochieplay that offers Total Solution

29th August 2009
Today's play equipment allows you to create a safe and happy play environment in your own garden or backyard, with toys that kids both big and small love playing with. A playground, fully equipped with the latest of kid’s playground equipment and other ... Read >
Author: santosh bhol

Understanding Child Development through Brain Development

20th August 2009
Most parents yearn to give their children that extra edge in life and wait for the kindergarten stage to begin instruction. This is a big mistake because early intervention is imperative to child brain development and the advantage of a superior brain, on... Read >
Author: smartkidsstartearly

Creativity unleashed via LA murals

16th August 2009
Colors largely contribute to the appeal of one’s home. It can create a cheerful ambience or make your place exude mystery or a haunting feel. However you want your place to appear, whether it’s your home or your business space, be sure you pick the ri... Read >
Author: bravo seo

The Most Important Lipstick List You'll Ever Read:

10th August 2009
You know the lipstick you wear, that indispensible cosmetic made of pigment and wax that you ingest on a daily basis? That's right -- ingest. As in "absorb and take into your body." Guess what? That lipstick isn't much different than a wax crayon. Surpri... Read >

The Benefits of Therapeutic Massage for Senior Citizens

10th July 2009
Complementary medicine, including massage therapy, is becoming increasingly popular among senior citizens. The results of a recent survey conducted by the American Massage Therapy Association showed a threefold increase in the percentage of older adults ... Read >
Author: Brandon Thomas

Juvenile Diabetes and Vitamin D

01st July 2009
Studies have shown that an overwhelming percentage, around 85%, of adolescents with type 1 diabetes have inadequate levels of vitamin D. Type 1 diabetics are known to usually have less bone density and are considered to be at high risk for bone fractures.... Read >
Author: Phil Le Breton

Alzheimers Disease Association - Signs of Alzheimer's

27th June 2009
Alzheimers Disease Association this articles adapted from http://alzheimers-disease-association dot blogspot dot com/ Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder. Its gradual effects on the brain are relentless as a sufferer's memory is progress... Read >
Author: adamlambertaddicted

Catastrophic Injury in Brain and Spinal Cord

26th June 2009
Catastrophic injury often involves mild or severe damage to the brain and spinal cord which may affect a person’s motor skills and cognitive abilities. In 2005, BrainandSpinalCord.org conducted a study which revealed that catastrophic injury in the s... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group

Children And Self Esteem - What Is The Correlation?

23rd June 2009
Many mind experts actually will attest to you that self esteem is one of the most important things when talking about the development of a child. What they are talking about is the developmental years of a child, which would be somewhere within the range ... Read >
Author: Greg Frost

Treating Autism Symptoms with Supplements (Part 3)

22nd June 2009
Part 3: Combating Oxidative Stress and Brain Inflammation with Vitamin C Oxidative stress is a big problem with most autistic children. Oxidative stress refers to the body’s inability to detoxify, or remove toxins from the system. When toxins, viru... Read >
Author: Phil Le Breton

Brand Star Entertainment, DR marketing groups

21st June 2009
Many pet owners often dismiss problems in their senior cats and dogs as just a part of the aging process. But any signs of loss of function should be brought to the attention of your veterinarian and not ignored. Educating us about the very important topi... Read >
Author: denisr961

Educational toys: Learning it the fun way

15th June 2009
Learning starts at home. A kid learns to talk by listening to his/her parents. The ability to do tasks such as opening a door, using the flush and even walking is learnt by the child at home with the help of parents. Learning is not only the formal educat... Read >
Author: Aliceshown

Play Kitchens and Legos: Toys That Foster Creativity Stand The Test of Time

12th June 2009
Why is it that activities such as play kitchens or a box full of Legos have managed to withstand the test of time? I don’t recall specifically when Legos were introduced to the toy scene but I’m over 35 years old and they were a staple when I was a y... Read >
Author: Stacy

Changing Your Lifestyle for Anti Aging

29th May 2009
Changing Your Lifestyle for Anti Aging One of the most highly regarded anti-aging treatments is still exercising. Not only does it restore health, regain a youthful muscle tone, it also�improves the metabolism of the body, and could�extend life exp... Read >
Author: Steve B James

Evolutionary Psychology - An Approach in Psychology

18th May 2009
Evolutionary psychology (or EP) proposes that human and primate cognition and behavior can be better understood in light of human and primate evolutionary history. Specifically, EP proposes the primate brain comprises many functional mechanisms, called ps... Read >
Author: psychegames2@gmail.com

What Science Tells Us About In-Home Health Care

22nd April 2009
Historically, most humans in the world used to pass their evenings together around a fire. While this is still the case in many places, for many cultures the fire has been replaced by the television set. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, Western socie... Read >
Author: Brandon Thomas

Playground equipment promotes play among children, develops motor and cognitive skills

15th April 2009
Playgrounds: Children’s Outdoor School A child’s first six years is the molding stage where the foundation of knowledge is the basis and skills are inculcated. How a child morphs into a unique individual is the result of a child’s own hereditary ... Read >
Author: Andrew

Industries and public facilities that would implement playground equipment

09th April 2009
Playground Equipment for Public and Private Facilities Playgrounds are designed for kids. And where a huge number of children converge, playgrounds replete with all the play structures are most likely there too. Most people already recognize the import... Read >
Author: David

Estate Preparation Advice for Your Parents

01st April 2009
It is harsh to watch our parents grow older. They have been our role models, our idols, and they have kept us secure. No matter what, they have constantly supported us with unlimited love. As we become adults and our parents mature, the responsibilit... Read >
Author: King of Kontent

How kids Can learn and have fun with Flash games

20th March 2009
Play is a basic form of children’s activity, as well as a common and natural way for them to spend time. Often we do not reflect upon the meaning of play, yet it has an enormous role in the social, cognitive as well as physical development of a small ch... Read >
Author: sam lowe

Choosing educational toys for your kids

09th March 2009
The main word that is in every kid's mind is the word play. Toys are for them a fascinating world and you as parents are forced not only by your role, but also by your adorable little creatures to buy them some - at least- of the games they want, in order... Read >
Author: HnomSEO

Power of Korean Ginseng

13th January 2009
Korean ginseng is a known medicinal herb that has the ability to cleanse toxins in our body. The famous Korean Ginseng is also known as Ginseng, Asian Ginseng, Asiatic Ginger, Chinese Ginseng and Shen Tsao. Just in case you are not yet familiar with Ko... Read >
Author: nutritionlookup0

Brain Boosting Drugs vs. Walking: Treadmill Desk Manufacturer Promotes Common Sense

11th December 2008
Purported “brain enhancement” drugs such as Ritalin, Modafinil, and Cephalon have seen a 300% rise in use in the United States during the past decade according to the National Institute of Mental Health. This dramatic rise in use is driven by healthy ... Read >
Author: TrekDesk

Buying Excellent Toys from Reputable Toy Stores

29th November 2008
No childhood is ever complete without toys, and it is for this reason that toy manufacturers continue to profit from outstanding sales each year. From plastic toys to wooden contraptions, the most durable types can last for many years without breaking or ... Read >
Author: Tadeusz Johnsen

Effects On Students Workers Who Takes Marijuana

24th November 2008
Students who smoke marijuana get lower grades and are less likely to graduate from high school, compared with their nonsmoking peers. A study of 129 college students found that, among those who smoked the drug at least 27 of the 30 days prior to being sur... Read >
Author: Jonas Smith

Senior Home Care Agencies: When it’s Time to Take the Keys Away

18th November 2008
How would you react if you were sitting in the back seat, one of your parents were driving, and they became slightly confused when it came time to take an exit? Or if they brushed a curb while driving down the road? Most people wouldn’t consider e... Read >
Author: Satya Narayan

Binaural Beats – Brain Wave Entrainment

29th September 2008
You must have heard of binaural beat frequencies. Neurophysiologists have used this for cognitive and neurological research. Ordinary people can also benefit from this discovery by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove way back 1839 as you’ll see in a little while. ... Read >
Author: jezzbb

Nutrition, Antioxidants and Brain Health, Oh My!

10th September 2008
The relationship between antioxidants and brain health is the subject of on-going research. The subject of brain food health, so to speak, is relatively new, although we’ve known about fish for many years. Fish is considered the ultimate brain food b... Read >
Author: Michael S. Logan, MS

A Brain Fitness Gym for the Development of a Mightier Mind

10th September 2008
The brain fitness gym has been serving the St. Louis area since 2006. Currently, it is the only organization of its kind in the United States, but you can use the gym’s self-coaching techniques anywhere in the world. As time goes by, we may see more ... Read >
Author: Michael S. Logan, MS

Emotional Intelligence: A Conscious Solution

22nd August 2008
By enhancing the Emotional Intelligence (EI) of its employees, an organization can successfully leverage two key trends identified in Patricia Aburdene’s Megatrends 2010: "The Wave of Conscious Solutions" and "Spirituality in Business." As we enter th... Read >
Author: Byron Stock

Ready to Measure Your Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health?

22nd July 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 SharpBrains You know your weight. And your physical fitness. And a variety of health-related metrics. What about your brain fitness? In years to come, we can expect a growing number of assessments to help each of us address tha... Read >
Author: Alvaro

Mind Power – How to Improve Mind Power?

14th July 2008
There are many way to improve mind power. Some of the methods are effective and yet simple. You can easily use these tools in order to produce great impact on your mind. Here are some simple tips to improve your mind power: A) Crossword A cross... Read >
Author: Bertil Hjert

Brain Age Mythology Compared to What Really Improves Cognitive Health

09th July 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 SharpBrains Many people have been asking us recently about whether we all have a "Brain Age" and how we can reduce our "brain ages". This concept is a myth, fueled by the (very fun) Nintendo game and a recent PBS campaign promoting a... Read >
Author: Alvaro

Are You Sleep-Deprived?

06th June 2008
The recommended sleep time for adults is 7-8 hours a night. Most of us get far less sleep resulting in drowsiness at work and behind the wheel. We need to prioritize and consider a good night’s sleep a necessity, not a luxury. However, only 26% of Am... Read >
Author: Dr. Debbie

Online Games Are Not Only Meant for Boys

15th May 2008
Online games are web applications which heavily rely on technologies such as flash, most of the online games with find on the web today involve violence, shooting, aliens, war and all sorts of activities which might not be considered to be appropriate for... Read >
Author: John Sern

A Mattress -- Your Most Valuable Home Investment

08th May 2008
Honestly, how productive you think you were today at work? Do you think you could have performed a lot better if you have had more time to sleep the night before? -- most people will answer yes to these questions without giving much thought to them, it ... Read >
Author: John Sern

Neuroscientist Proves Health Benefits of Meditation

06th May 2008
Neuroscientist Dr Shanida Nataraja has just published The Blissful Brain: Neuroscience and Proof of the Power of Meditation, a thought-provoking science book that proves meditation can improve your concentration, memory and decision-making skills. Dr N... Read >
Author: Samantha Srillian

About Alcohol Addiction

18th April 2008
Alcohol addiction or alcoholism can be defined as a compulsive requirement for an intoxicating drink that is derived from a fruit or fermented grain. The drink may be anything from wine, beer, whiskey or rum. Intake of alcohol becomes addiction when a ... Read >
Author: Bertil Hjert

Brain Training to Improve Driving Skills Using Video Games, For Teenagers and Older Adults

04th April 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 SharpBrains Last month, at an MIT Northern California event, we discussed what specific applications might take computer-based brain training to a new level, and highlighted the potential to test and improve Driving Skills. Assess... Read >
Author: Alvaro

Improving Brain Functioning For Healthy Aging: Interview with scientist Jerri Edwards

11th February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 SharpBrains Today we are fortunate to interview Dr. Jerri Edwards, an Associate Professor at University of South Florida's School of Aging Studies and Co-Investigator of the influencial ACTIVE study. Dr. Edwards was trained by Dr. Ka... Read >
Author: Alvaro

This is Your Brain on Stress

31st January 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 BrainFit For Life Remember the Bugs Bunny cartoons where Yosemite Sam would get so angry and stressed out that steam would come out of his ears. In fact, this seemed to happen to a lot of cartoon characters that lost there cool. Were... Read >

What is Memory Retention?

23rd January 2008
There are many ways of classifying the human mind and its ability to retain information. One of the most often used classifications are based on the duration of memory retention, specifically the sensory, short term and long term memory. Short term memory... Read >
Author: Greg Frost

Proper Career Research Can Help you Get Ahead in Life

20th January 2008
There is nothing more difficult than to find yourself defenseless in front of an extremely competitive world. Today's business world requires individuals who poses the right knowledge and qualifications in order to take on important jobs which will provid... Read >
Author: John Sern

How to Use Water for Natural Stress and Pain Relief

20th September 2007
We all experience some form of stress in our lives. Clinically, stress is a negative element that can threaten our physical and emotional health. One form of stress can diminish our resistance to other forms of stress. Therefore, stress seems to take on ... Read >
Author: www.sweetmedicineessentials.com

Mobile Phone and Effect on Health

13th September 2007
In general, it is seen that the user keeps his or her head close to the mobile phone while calling or receiving a phone call, if not attended by using a hands-free set. So considering primarily the effect on health, most of the researchers focus on the he... Read >
Author: Ian Ball

What You Should Know about Alzheimer’s Disease

08th August 2007
A neurodegenerative disease that is mostly found in people over the age of 60 and affects approximately twenty four million people worldwide is called Alzheimer’s disease. It is a disease that leaves many of its sufferers with little to no cognitive abi... Read >
Author: Jon Arnold

Pre-Employment Tests to Improve the Quality Of Candidates

25th June 2007
You’ve likely heard and read a lot of propaganda about the virtues of pre-employment tests. But you probably haven’t read about the following benefit: What I offer this week is an observation I have had with clients using our services and pre-em... Read >
Author: Success Performance Solutions

Early Childhood Education Standards Crucial for Adult Well Being

16th June 2007
It’s commonly known that early childhood education is critical for developing comprehension skills that will influence a child’s cognitive abilities and aptitude for learning. Of equal importance, yet seldom recognized, is how early childhood edu... Read >
Author: Shay

Role of Exercise in Mental Problems

11th June 2007
The term, ‘mental health problem' covers a wide range of problems which affect someone's ability to get on with their daily life. Causes of mental illness also vary, but may result from genetics, trauma, biological factors such as infections or toxins, ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

New Brain Fitness Programs, Explained

10th June 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 SharpBrains You have probably been reading all the recent news about Brain Fitness, such as this one in the Washington Post: "Recent research shows that the brain remains plastic, or basically trainable, throughout life. In a study p... Read >
Author: Alvaro

A Good Child Psychologist Should Have a Personality that Says "Trust Me"

31st May 2007
Children are one of the most fragile beings that we can encounter. There are many children who live happy carefree childhoods. Likewise there are many others who have become emotionally stressed or behaviorally changed. To help these children cope with th... Read >
Author: Peter Gitundu

Ginko Biloba - The World's Best Selling Herb

29th March 2006
Ginko Biloba Ginkgo Biloba is one of the oldest living tree species, dating back over 300 million years. Individual trees can live for over 1,000 years. Ginkgo Biliboa is the best selling herbal product in the world. It is an extract from the green leave... Read >
Author: chester ku-lea

How To Understand Multiple Intelligences

09th February 2006
IQ (Intelligence Quotient) Testing was invented by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. The first Intelligence scale was created in 1905. At that time, the French government commissioned a test to assess which student was more likely to succeed and which st... Read >
Author: Dr. Enigma Valdez, C.H.

How to remember the future & play with 'reality'

29th November 2005
Have you ever had an idea, dropped or forgotten it, and then seen it working for someone else? That may have been an idea whose time had come. Though the idea, which may have been a memory of the future, occurred to many people, only a few focused their e... Read >
Author: Linda Markley

Parenting A Gifted Child

31st August 2005
When it comes parenting a gifted child, there are a number of considerations. Probably the most common, is the fact that, as a parent you just are uncertain as to how to respond to the gifted child's unique development and personality traits. This also en... Read >
Author: Jeff O`Brien

Baby Slings - Comfort for Both the Child and the Parent

23rd August 2005
Baby slings are one of those things that have been in existence for thousands of years but have only just recently made a comeback in modern society. It's hard to imagine how previous generations of mothers manage without something like baby sling carrier... Read >
Author: Hans Dekker

How to be a LOT Smarter than You Think You Are

15th August 2005
How to be a LOT Smarter than You Think You Are or Simple Steps to Cognitive Enhancement. By Adam Hewett & Evelyn Barney Most people are shocked when they are told that increasing their cognitive abilities is possible. It w... Read >
Author: A Hewett