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Is Football Causing CTE?

October 16, 2017 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Is football causing CTE? The full name of CTE is chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is a degenerative brain condition that is found in athletes, military […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: brain damage, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, football, Shane Dronett

Brain Training and Lumosity

January 25, 2016 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

So, does brain training really work? I have posted on this topic previously.  Basically, the answer is still “no.” There are many claims (still) about […]

Filed Under: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, brain training, cognitive abilities, dementia, FTC, Lumosity, memory

Do Brain Games Make Us Smarter?

July 23, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

As I get older, I find myself more drawn to the idea that we can train our brains to make us smarter. Although the idea […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: brain, brain games, brain training, far transfer, file drawer effect, near transfer, smarter

The Greatest Harm of Screen Time

May 14, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

In my previous blog, I covered some concerns that parents have about kids’ technology use. As parents, we all want our kids to grow up […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: attention, boredom, brain, creativity, diminished attention, happiness, harm, multitask, screen time, sexting, technology

Do We Only Use 10 Percent of Our Brains?

July 21, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

This could be a really short blog. As for the answer to the question of “Do we  only use 10 percent of our brains?” : No! Now here’s […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: 10 percent, 10 percent of our brains, 10%, brain, brains, myth, neuroimaging

Can Brain Training Games Be Harmful?

May 19, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

In my previous blog, I covered the controversial topic of brain training and whether it really makes us smarter. A brief addition to that blog […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: academic, brain training games, cognitive, Exercise, harmful, Nutrition, sleep, smarter

Do Brain Training Games & Techniques Make Us Smarter?

May 5, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

We’ve all seen and heard the ads – brain training games will make you smarter! Partly fueled by the engagement, variety, and dynamic interaction that […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Educational Support, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: boost, brain, brain games, brain gym, brain training, cognitive, generalizable, grit, growth mindset, intelligence, IQ, neuroplasticity, smarter, techniques, technologies

Some Mindfulness Meditation “Hacks”

March 12, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

In my previous blog, I discussed how/why mindfulness is the “master” key to change. Mindfulness is being in the present moment nonjudgmentally. Mindfulness is a […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness Tagged With: attention, Exercise, focus, gym, hacks, meditation, Mindfulness, practice, well-being

Fake It Until You Become It

July 28, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I recently watched an inspirational TED (Technology, Entertainment, & Design) Talk by Harvard social psychologist Dr. Amy Cuddy. It’s definitely worth watching (so I’ve embedded […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: become it, cortisol, Cuddy, dominance, dominant, fake it, mood, perceive, submissive, testosterone

Does Video Game Violence Cause Children & Adolescents to Become Violent? Part 3 – The Benefits of Video Games

March 7, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I have a new video blog (below) on the benefits of playing video games. I’ve been blogging about the issue of whether video game violence […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Book & Media Recs, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: adolescents, benefits, children, create, creative, innovative, Minecraft, research, video games, violence

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