Challenge your mind. Like a muscle, the brain strengthens with use. Mander suggests learning a new language, playing music, ...
If you ask your friends about their favorite memories, they may mention their first kiss, a wedding day, or perhaps even giving birth to their child. It’s usually an important moment in time. But how ...
Feel like you can’t focus? Like you’ll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of ...
Many people with ADHD struggle with working memory, which can impact daily tasks and overall productivity. Implementing ...
Staying focused while studying is challenging in today's distraction-filled world. Learn effective strategies to study ...
In the early 2000s, Gloria Mark noticed she was having trouble paying attention to any single screen. Anecdotally, she knew others were feeling the same way. As a psychologist and scientist, she ...
New research from the University College London found that 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity and sleeping for at ...
Have you ever put your keys down and then quickly forgotten where to find them? When you try to recall where you might have left them, you are drawing on working memory, which is the ability to ...
Move Regularly: Exercise boosts blood flow to the brain and stimulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which ...
If you feel your attention span has shrunk over the last few years, it probably has. Here’s how to regain your focus. According to researchers, in 2003 our attention spans were generally around 2.5 ...
Apathy and impaired attention are two of the most common problems that individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia experience. In the second article of this three-part series, we discuss ...