http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/ Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health news Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-71417 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:53:11 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-71417 [...] For more context on what those are, here are some quotes from my Interview with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg: AF: Please tell us more about what the Frontal Lobes are [...] [...] For more context on what those are, here are some quotes from my Interview with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg: AF: Please tell us more about what the Frontal Lobes are [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-68466 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:28:41 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-68466 [...] They are: 1. Learn what is the “It” in “Use It or Lose It”. A basic understanding will serve you well to appreciate your brain’s beauty as a living and constantly-developing dense forest with billions of neurons and synapses. [...] [...] They are: 1. Learn what is the "It" in "Use It or Lose It". A basic understanding will serve you well to appreciate your brain's beauty as a living and constantly-developing dense forest with billions of neurons and synapses. [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-67359 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:08:20 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-67359 [...] Learn what is the "It" in "Use It or Lose It". A basic understanding will serve you well to appreciate our brain's beauty as a living and constantly-developing forest of billions of neurons and synapses, full of what Marian Diamond calls the magic trees of the mind. Devote time to practising mentally stimulating habits. [...] [...] Learn what is the "It" in "Use It or Lose It". A basic understanding will serve you well to appreciate our brain's beauty as a living and constantly-developing forest of billions of neurons and synapses, full of what Marian Diamond calls the magic trees of the mind. Devote time to practising mentally stimulating habits. [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-39648 Tue, 01 May 2007 16:35:42 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-39648 [...] Use It or Lose It: what is It? [...] [...] Use It or Lose It: what is It? [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-655 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:26:49 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-655 [...] Frontal Lobes and executive functions [...] [...] Frontal Lobes and executive functions [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-103 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:20:09 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-103 [...] Further Links Just Forget It! Mind/Body, Emotions, and Decision-Making Social Intelligence and Mirror Neurons Social Intelligence and the Frontal Lobes An Ape Can Do This. Can We Not? “Use It or Lose It” : What is “It”? The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg Brain Exercise at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute [...] [...] Further Links Just Forget It! Mind/Body, Emotions, and Decision-Making Social Intelligence and Mirror Neurons Social Intelligence and the Frontal Lobes An Ape Can Do This. Can We Not? “Use It or Lose It” : What is “It”? The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg Brain Exercise at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-102 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:46:03 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-102 [...] Using your brain to solve creative challenges is excellent practice and will help slow down the effects of aging. The limitation with your current brain workout program is that it does not have enough variety or novelty to work out all your mental muscles. Have you ever seen the guys in the gym with the buff upper bodies supported by little chicken legs? The same thing can happen in your brain. Just as you crosstrain in your physical fitness routine (mixing cardio with strength training and flexibility) to get a balanced workout, you need to crosstrain your mental fitness to exercise your brain through motor coordination, emotional understanding, memory, focus and attention, sensory communication, language skills, and mental visualization. [...] [...] Using your brain to solve creative challenges is excellent practice and will help slow down the effects of aging. The limitation with your current brain workout program is that it does not have enough variety or novelty to work out all your mental muscles. Have you ever seen the guys in the gym with the buff upper bodies supported by little chicken legs? The same thing can happen in your brain. Just as you crosstrain in your physical fitness routine (mixing cardio with strength training and flexibility) to get a balanced workout, you need to crosstrain your mental fitness to exercise your brain through motor coordination, emotional understanding, memory, focus and attention, sensory communication, language skills, and mental visualization. [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-101 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:43:22 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-101 [...] Let’s now exercise our Frontal Lobes (that deal with working memory and attention, among other things), and Parietal Lobes (visual interpretation). (Basic brain anatomy here) [...] [...] Let's now exercise our Frontal Lobes (that deal with working memory and attention, among other things), and Parietal Lobes (visual interpretation). (Basic brain anatomy here) [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-100 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 22:28:06 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-100 [...] Links: Basic Neuroanatomy Brain Map Visual Perception [...] [...] Links: Basic Neuroanatomy Brain Map Visual Perception [...]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-99 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:53:36 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/#comment-99 [...] Related Links Brain Anatomy Physical Fitness and Brain Fitness Glossary of Brain Fitness Terms [...] [...] Related Links Brain Anatomy Physical Fitness and Brain Fitness Glossary of Brain Fitness Terms [...]

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