HOEPFNER: Making an effort to improve my memory
Lufkin Daily News
And, as expected, there were also the jokesters who suggested I write about tips for improving short-term memory loss. At first I laughed at the comments about memory loss, but after I thought about it, I realized I have been forgetting things more …

Memory Loss More Common In Men — But It Can Improve
AARP News (blog)
Physical exercise has been shown to improve brain function in men, he wrote, and studies have shown that cognitive training – doing mentally stimulating exercises like problem-solving and puzzles — can also improve brain function.

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Brain shock treatment for academic gain: the potential dangers
Telegraph.co.uk
Scientists have discovered that stimulating the brain with tiny electric shocks can boost a person's academic performance. Stimulating the brain with tiny electric shocks can boost people's learning and memory ability, research has found.
The ethics of brain boostingPhysOrg.com
Electric shock treatment 'improves academic performance'Irish Independent

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Online Brain-Training Program for Treatment of Learning Problems Proves Successful
PR Web (press release)
Brain Potential Institutes' one-on-one online brain training with a specialist has successfully helped children, teens and adults with reading problems, focusing and memory deficiencies, and an inability to complete tasks. Brain training has earned the …

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10 ways to keep your brain healthy
Kansas.com
Protect your noggin: Trauma to the head has major effects on your brain, including your memory. Be smart about protecting your head — wear a seat belt in the car and a helmet during any activity in which you could fall. Try exercises that improve your …

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Why Eating Right and Gym Motivation is Mental
Shape Magazine
We reached out to Lumosity, a company that develops games and programs for brain training, to find out how we can apply the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience to improve cognitive abilities and make healthier lifestyle choices. Memory games and …

Hammond elementary school training the brain using video game format
nwitimes.com
BrainWare Safari is software that uses a video game format to help develop and strengthen mental skills such as attention, memory, visual and auditory processing and thinking. It's "brain training" to improve students' academic performance, …

Brain Aging: What's Nintendo Got to Do With It?
TIME
Relative to the Tetris group, the brain-training group showed signs of improved processing speed and executive function. (Executive function is involves organization and memory of details.) That benefit may be due to the fact that Brain Age, …

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Savvy Senior: Computer brain games that can help seniors stay sharp
NewsOK.com
Savvy Senior by Jim Miller: There are great brain-training websites and computer software products on the market proven to help boomers and seniors improve their memory, slow age-related mental decline and even build a stronger brain.
Games help to sharpen memory, concentrationPress of Atlantic City
Lumosity Training Improves Attention in Older AdultsMarketWatch (press release)

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Buff Your Brain
Daily Beast
It all sounds great, but there's something that has long bothered us about the growing number of studies pinpointing ways to buff your brain: they don't go far enough. Sure, exercises to improve memory are better for your brain than, say, …