A pilot study demonstrates that in healthy adults over 55, cognitive training improves innovative thinking, along with corresponding positive brain changes. The study, from researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas, was published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, reveals that a strategic cognitive-training program enhanced innovation in healthy adults. Performance was measured by… Continue reading Cognitive Training Leads to Positive Brain Changes
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Safer Shooting and Brain Training
While an “itchy trigger finger” is thought to be the cause of unjustified shootings, scientists say that the problem may indicate an “itchy brain” instead. The finding, by researchers from Duke University, was published in the journal Psychological Science. The sudden decision to not shoot, called “response inhibition,” is critical when someone innocent comes… Continue reading Safer Shooting and Brain Training