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Working Memory, a Predictor of Learning Ability

Working Memory, a Predictor of Learning Ability

Working Memory Improves IQ and Attentiveness Most children do not get the right kind of memory practice. Long-term memory is improved by tests – rote memorization, but it’s working memory that impacts IQ and learning capability, making it far more important The...
The Sugar and Learning Connection

The Sugar and Learning Connection

How Sugar is Affecting Your Child’s Learning We are a product of what we eat and absorb. Food cravings and addictions are a real biomedical problem. One known food addiction is to sugar. ADHD, sugar cravings, and learning are connected.  Sugar can be a...
What are Brain Waves and How Do They Affect Me?

What are Brain Waves and How Do They Affect Me?

Understanding Your Brain Five major types of brain waves affect many of us every day. By knowing what brainwaves are and how they affect us, you can improve attention span and better understand brain activity. As you ask, “What are brain waves?”, take in...
How and When Was Neuroplasticity Discovered?

How and When Was Neuroplasticity Discovered?

​The Discovery -The Brain Is Not Fixed One of the most significant researchers in the neuroplasticity discovery was Michael Merzenich when back in the early 1970s, he was conducting experiments to prove the exact opposite, i.e., that the brain was compartmentalized,...
Why Synaptic Pruning is Important

Why Synaptic Pruning is Important

About Synaptic pruning and Why it Occurs in the Brain The two biggest buzzwords in neurology now are “neuroplasticity” and “synaptic pruning.” Neuroplasticity is the idea that the brain is continually changing itself and adapting to learning,...