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Why Names Are So Easy to Forget
The Atlantic: Once, at a party, I was introduced to a friend of a friend. We shook hands, I told her my name, she told me hers. Then she did something that I was ever
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Is it Better to Learn Something in Small, Frequent Chunks of Information?
TIME: It is better to learn small chunks of information, frequently, than big chunks, infrequently. I will explain by presenting several ideas from experts on learning and then combining them. In 1956, a cognitive psychologist, from
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Understanding ‘Chemobrain’
Halfway through her chemotherapy treatment following a breast cancer diagnosis, Susan (not her real name) began to feel as though a blanket of fog had rolled over her brain. A highly successful professional in her
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Brain Training Exercises Won’t Boost Intelligence, But Could Improve Memory
The Huffington Post: Brain training exercises can boost your memory, but don’t expect them to make you any smarter, a new study says. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Arizona State University, Michigan State
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Allenare il cervello migliora la memoria, non l’intelligenza (Brain training improves memory, not intelligence)
La Stampa: Dai videogiochi ai siti web, fino alle applicazioni del cellulare, sono migliaia i programmi per “allenare il cervello” che promettono di accrescere le performance cognitive: a quanto pare, però, mentre con il brain
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‘Brain Training’ May Boost Working Memory, But Not Intelligence
While brain training programs might strengthen your ability to hold information in mind, they probably won’t benefit the kind of intelligence that helps you reason and solve problems.
