Sex, age may affect athletes' concussion recovery
Fox News
They also scored lower on tests of "visual memory" — the ability to recall information about something you've seen. Meanwhile, high school athletes fared worse on memory tests than college players, and typically took longer to improve.

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Binging on Sugar Weakens Memory, UCLA Study Shows
Forbes
Eating too much sugar can make us forgetful and potentially cause permanent brain damage, a new study that provides clues into how commonly consumed foods impact mental health has shown. Using laboratory rats trained to find their way out of a maze, …
Study shows fructose slows down the brainExaminer.com
Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warnYahoo! Philippines News

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Boost Your Creativity by Improving Your Working Memory
Lifehacker
Your working memory capacity, or the amount of information you're able to actively hold in your mind at once, isn't just easy-access storage in your brain. According to Art Markman (Ph. D), writing for Psychology Today, a better working memory …

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iOS Users Around The Globe Are Improving Their Memories And Brain Efficiency …
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Based on the scientific principle that the human brain can be trained for improved multitasking, better use of subconscious thinking and improved overall efficiency, Brain Boards challenges users with an increasingly difficult memory puzzle game that …

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IQ Points for Sale, Cheap
New York Times
The idea behind many popular video and online “brain-training” games is that practicing tasks that strengthen memory, attention and other mental processes will make you a smarter person. Nintendo markets its Brain Age game as a “treadmill for the mind.

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Does Memory Training Really Work?
Huffington Post
Memory improvement has been referred to as "one of the world's oldest professions." While the practice of revving up our recall has been around since ancient times, scientific evidence for the impact of such training on memory performance has not.

Can 'brain training' make you smarter?
Minnesota Public Radio
Proponents of "brain training" say that people can improve their short-term memory that in turn improves fluid intelligence. A recent New York Times Magazine piece looked at the research. Priti Shah, associate professor in cognition, perception, …

10 Tips for Avoiding the "Summer Slide"
Our Colorado News
Use the summer to strengthen your student's cognitive skills through one-on-one brain training to improve memory, visual and auditory processing, attention, logic and reasoning. A core of strong brain skills will help them head back to school with the …

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Can computer games keep your brain fit?
Harvard Health Publications (blog)
Can they do the same for your brain? Although that's the promise behind commercially available computerized brain-training programs, most experts say “Not so fast.” As described in Improving Memory: Understanding age-related memory loss, a new Special …

Brain fog: Ways to combat short term memory loss
Fox News
Once I balanced out my hormones, my memory improved, and I could think again. And by the way, it took nine visits to nine different doctors before I found one who could help me – so never give up. As a health advocate, I'm always looking for the core …