Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Improve Your Memory

Great article on memory and your brain from Brain Connection website. Summarizes the work of Sue Halpern in her book Can't Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Frontlines of Memory Research. Sue started her research to understand her fathers failing memory. Suggests eating brain healthy foods like fish and blueberries. Getting proper exercise both physically and mentally by doing activities that require using your brain. Memory loss is a natural part of aging but there are many ways we can help our brain to perform better as we age and lessen the effects.For more visit her website at http://www.suehalpern.net/.

Phi Delta Kappa article by Eric Jensen on Brain Based Education

http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k_v89/k0802jen.htm
It is great to see 20 years after Brain Based Education came on the scene that it is still a hot topic for educators. Eric Jensen a leader in the field has taken a fresh look into Brain Based learning and how it impacts our educational system.