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The 2009 World Memory Championships have finished.  It was an exciting three days of competition, with some new world records being set and great performances from many new names.  Here are the results: 1 Ben Pridmore 2 Johannes Mallow 3 Simon Reinhard 4 Dr. Gunther Karsten 5 Wang Feng 6 Su Ruiqiao 7 Cornelia BeddiesRead more

The current World Memory Champion, Ben Pridmore, is interviewed as he attempts to retain his title at the 2009 World Memory Championships. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/7573065[/vimeo] To follow all of the posts related to the 2009 World Memory Championships, please click on this tag link link I have created to group all the posts together: http://www.thebraintrainingcompany.com/tag/wmc2009/ If youRead more

Dr. Gunther Carsten has just set the first new World Record of the 2009 World Memory Championships… Event: Abstract Images Record: 318 Abstract Images in 15 minutes During the World Memory Championships there are a series of events testing different memory skills.  Some involve memorising numbers, playing cards, numbers, events or names and faces.  ThisRead more

As the 2009 World Memory Championships are currently underway, I thought it would be fun to see just how good the competitors are… Memorising a single deck of cards in the fastest time: In July 2009, Ben Pridmore became the first person to memorise a deck of cards in under 30 seconds (26.28 seconds).  InRead more

The World Memory Championships for 2009 have started today. It is being held in London and has the largest prize purse in the history of the event – $92,000.  It us running from Thursday 12th November through to Saturday 14th November. My friend and business associate, Dominic O’Brien, is at the event as one ofRead more

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