The Old Grey Matter Test... How to keep your brain at its best

By Dr Tracy Packiam Alloway Last updated at 3:58 AM on 16th January 2011 Everyone wants their brain to work at its best - whether you need to stay sharp to keep up with your children or to come up on top at work. The exciting thing is that science now provides evidence for what works and what does not. So training your brain no longer has to be a case of trial and error. Those...

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A workout for working memory

New research suggests that mental exercises might enhance one of the brain's central components for reasoning and problem-solving. By SADIE F. DINGFELDER Monitor Staff September 2005, Vol 36, No. 8 Print version: page 48 People may be able to remember a nearly infinite number of facts, but only a handful of items--held in working memory--can be accessed and considered at any given moment. It's the reason why a person might forget to buy an item or two on a mental grocery list, or why most people have difficulty adding together large...

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ADHD Diet

ADHD in many cases has been linked to diet, which includes food allergies and nutritional deficiencies…simply eliminating certain foods or adding others may reduce symptoms or eliminate them altogether. Hyperactive children are especially vulnerable as they are ‘hyper' sensitive to sugar and other stimulants. Have you ever noticed how your child's behavior changes very shortly...

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