From Reuters: “Scientists find how relaxed minds remember better. Stronger and more lasting memories are likely to be formed when a person is relaxed and the memory-related neurons in the brain fire in sync with certain brain waves, scientists said on Wednesday…. …Synchronization in the brain is influenced by “theta waves” which are associated with

In the news today, a recent study suggests that by keeping happy you may ward off heart disease. Does this mean that there is truth in the saying that someone is “heart-broken”? (This is another story along the similar line on which I blogged last year – Meditation eases heart disease) “US researchers monitored the health

Canada’s first gold medallist at Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics used brain training. The first few reports are starting to come out of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, about those athletes who have utilised brain training technologies.  Various brain training systems are used by an increasing number of National teams.  However for many it is a

It is interesting to see that 4 of the top 10 members of the USA “NSCA 2010 All American Team” in sporting clays have learnt mental training skills with The Brain Training Company. What are your goals in 2010 for your sporting clays, trap or skeet shooting?  Do you need to gain that mental edge?

This is a fascinating article from the BBC.  It looks at what an actor’s brain is doing during a performance. —— By Nick Higham Today programme Original article here with additional video and images. For an actor, the performance conditions weren’t exactly ideal: flat on her back in a large machine, under strict instructions to