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Neurogenesis
This Blog Post discusses the topic of neurogenesis, the generation of new neurons, and the possible benefits that can accrue from following the Healthymemory Blog.
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The Brain
Within the triangle of well-being (see the immediately preceding post) it is important to have some understanding of the brain, as that is the organ that the mind needs to control and grow. All of the...
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What is Neuroplasticity and How Does It Work?
“Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change its structure in response to experience.”1 What follows is a brief synopsis as to how this change is accomplished. We have an average of ten...
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REST, Epigenesis, Neuroplasticity, Cognitive Reserve, & Alzheimer’s
The March 19 Washington Post published an article written by Angela Zimm, “Fetal brain protein reactivates in old age, may fight dementia.” The research was conducted by scientists at Harvard...
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A Neurocognitive Framework for Ameliorating Cognitive Aging
This post is taken from a chapter with the same name, “Ameliorating Cognitive Aging: A Neurocognitive Framework” in the book Nurturing the Older Brain and Mind by Greenwood and Parasuraman. Brain...
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The Benefits of Physical Exercise
This post is taken from Nurturing the Older Brain and Mind by Greenwald and Parasurman. They write in the summary of their chapter on physical exercise, “Of the various experiential and lifestyle...
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Why Our Brains Never Fill Up
The answer to this question can be found in the September/October 2012 Scientific American Mind in the article “Making New Memories.” Actually readers of the healthymemory blog should already know the...
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Why Have We Stopped Getting Smarter?
“Why Have We Stopped Getting Smarter” is the subtitle of a an article in the NewScientist August 23 2014 titled “Dumbing Down.” I feel compelled to post about this article because it is a likely sign...
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You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
This post is based on “Old dog, new tricks” in The Scientific Guide to a Better You: New Scientist: The Collection. The saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” has been around for a long, long...
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The Adult Brain Makes New Neurons and Effortful Learning Keeps Them Alive
The title of this blog post is the same title as an article in Current Directions in Psychological Science 2014 23:311 (DOI: 10.1177/0963721414540167) by Tracey J. Shors of Rutgers University.. The...
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More on the Hippocampus: Key to Human Memory
I neglected to mention in the previous post another, and perhaps more promising approach, than an artificial hippocampus is to enhance neurogenesis in the hippocampus. Neurogenesis in the hippocampus...
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Now What?
“Now What” is the title of the final chapter in Sharon Begley’s outstanding book, “Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves.”...
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Ten Fundamentals of Brain Plasticity
These ten fundamentals come from Dr. Merzenich’s book, “Soft-Wired” with elaboration and comments by Healthy Memory (HM). 1. Change is mostly limited to those situations in which the brain is in the...
View ArticleDeveloping Emotional Intelligence
This title of this post is the same as the title of a chapter in Daniel Goleman’s book “The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insights.” Every day the brain generates 10,000 stem cells that split...
View ArticleLess Hippocampus, More Caudate Nucleus
This post is based on text from Wayfinding, a book by M.R. O’Connor. Bohbot is concerned that the conditions of modern Life are leading us to flex the hippocampus less while spurring us to rely on the...
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