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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

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 […]

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Say Om…and Improve your Attention

March 30, 2012 by Dr. Melissa Case-Vincent Leave a Comment

In a previous blog, I discussed executive functioning deficits with ADHD, specifically how these affect impulsivity, working memory, attention, and organization. It is also known […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Brain & Neuroscience, Mindfulness Tagged With: ADHD, brain, emotions and behavior, Mindfulness, transcendental meditation

Mindfulness Book Recs – East Meets West

January 15, 2012 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Mindfulness is an approach to living that involves an open, active attention to the present moment in a non-judgemental fashion. In this way, we can observe our […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Brain & Neuroscience, Brain & Neuroscience - Book & Media Recs, Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Mindfulness, Mindfulness - Book & Media Recs, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: brain, Buddhism, happiness, Mindfulness, neuroscience

THE Answers to God, the Universe, and Everything

November 24, 2011 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Please read my story at the end of this blog that ties into Chopra and Mlodinow’s new book War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Brain & Neuroscience, Brain & Neuroscience - Book & Media Recs, Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Mindfulness, Mindfulness - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: brain, Chopra, Deepak, Mlodinow, science, spirituality, universe

“The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge, M.D. (Book Recommendation)

August 21, 2011 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

A fellow professional recommended this book to me a few years ago, and I finally go around to reading it (well, listening to the audiobook). […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Brain & Neuroscience, Brain & Neuroscience - Book & Media Recs, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: brain, neuroplasticity, neuroscience

“Mindsight” by Dr. Daniel Siegel (Book Recommendation)

February 20, 2011 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I recently completed the audiobook version of Mindsight by Dr. Dan Siegel. He provided the reading and, fortunately, possesses a wonderfully soothing and engaging speaking […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Brain & Neuroscience - Book & Media Recs, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Mindfulness - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: brain, interpersonal neurobiology, meditation, Mindfulness, mindsight

Update on Football and Head Injuries

February 2, 2011 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

A while back, I posted a blog entitled “The Brady Bunch, Football, and Head Injuries” in which I discussed some of the risks that many […]

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