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_ The Story Behind Why I Stay Positive and Keep Learning By Sondra Forsyth blog Albert Camus┬áwas a French writer┬áand philosopher,┬áthe second youngest recipient in history to win the Nobel Prize in Literature at the […]
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Learning to Trust in Someone Else By blog Believing in and trusting someone else has been one of the greatest challenges of my life. I have always struggled […]
_ Brain Health Rat Brains Hold Clue to Learning By article Although it might sound like science fiction, researchers can now tell in an autopsy what a brain learned before it … Read More→
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_ Brain Health Learning a 2nd Language Aids Your Aging Brain By Sondra Forsyth article If you grew up bilingual or learned a second language in high school, youΓÇÖve done your aging brain a favor. However, even if you start mastering a second language as an older adult, you can benefit from the positive effect your new non-native tongue will have on cognition as you age. ThatΓÇÖs the finding of research done at the Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh and published in June 2014 in Annals of Neurology.
_ The Right Way to Practice = Faster Learning By article The old adage notwithstanding, practice doesn’t make perfect unless you do it the correct way -- especially when it comes to learning quickly. That’s the finding of research done at the University of Sheffield in the UK and The New York Times Research and Development Lab. The study was published in the journal Psychological Science.