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For many years now, the courses of The Brain Training Company have promoted the importance of cerebral balance and synchrony between the two hemispheres.  Clients have gone on to show enhanced personal performance; be that in the classroom, boardroom or in sport.  This is an interesting article looking at the significance of synchronized brainwave activityRead more

Hot off the Press: Congratulations to Gebben Miles, who has just become the 2009 USA National Sporting Clays Champion.  It was a tight finish going to a shoot-off.  However Gebben maintained his mental focus and concentration to take the title. Apart from being such a talented shooter, Gebben will be a wonderful ambassador for shotgunRead more

Extract from the Independent: The number of prescriptions for drugs to treat hyperactivity in children is on the rise, figures suggested today. …Data obtained by the Conservatives found more than 420,000 prescriptions were written for under-16s in 2007 – up 33 per cent on 2005 figures. More than 40,000 prescriptions were also written for 16 toRead more

This scientific study proves and reinforces one of the training objectives in our Peak Performance for Sport training course:- the importance of being able to control beta brainwave production.  Note especially the sentence I have highlighted and put in bold text. —– Study highlights effect of brain waves on human behaviour Boosting a certain type of brainRead more

Physical exercise is usually associated with improved physical fitness.  However now there is proof that exercise will improve your mental fitness as well. A recent study at the University of Calgary has show that those people who participate in light exercise are mentally fitter than those who do not exercise. The study was published inRead more

You have to watch the video footage of this news report – it is incredible. Recent research shows that chimpanzees have near photographic memories. Memory tests were performed for both chimpanzees and humans. The chimps were far better than the humans. With just a quick glance at the information (less than a second), they couldRead more

During this last week there have been some interesting discussions about how blood flow affects the brain. Some alternative medicine practitioners have for many years advised their clients to stand on their head to boost their memory or improve concentration. However, this isn’t quite so ridiculous at it may at first sound. Scientists at theRead more

With all the current election talk in the UK, this article seemed both topical and amusing. Scientists believe they can now identify a person’s political voting preference by analysing their brainwave activity – whether they tend to be more conservative or liberal in their political behaviour. For much of the last decade, my work atRead more

Ok I know, as some of you have emailed to point out, it has been way too long since the last post. So here’s another fresh start and some fresh news. The subject of brain training seems to be so hot at the moment. It is everywhere in the news. The momentum is really buildingRead more