http://www.miamibrainfitness.com The Miami Brain Fitness Program -- Integrating Computers, Diet, and Exercise for Optimal Brain Health Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:12:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.miamibrainfitness.com/2009/09/brain-fitness-tip-of-the-week-frailty/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Sleep to Prevent Cognitive Decline | Miami Brain Fitness Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:12:40 +0000 http://www.miamibrainfitness.com/2009/09/brain-fitness-tip-of-the-week-frailty/#comment-760 [...] is critical for learning and memory. Weight loss in late life is associated with cognitive decline (see this post about frailty, a syndrome of weight loss and other forms of decline), so researchers thought that leptin might be involved. Even though higher levels of leptin are [...] [...] is critical for learning and memory. Weight loss in late life is associated with cognitive decline (see this post about frailty, a syndrome of weight loss and other forms of decline), so researchers thought that leptin might be involved. Even though higher levels of leptin are [...]

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]]> http://www.miamibrainfitness.com/2009/12/brain-fitness-tip-of-the-week-stop-catastrophizing/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Free Online Brain Games | Miami Brain Fitness Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:52:01 +0000 http://www.miamibrainfitness.com/2009/12/brain-fitness-tip-of-the-week-stop-catastrophizing/#comment-681 [...] In a recent post on this site, I talked about  reducing anxiety by not catastrophizing. Gary Dashney at www.onlinebraingamesblog.com made a comment, and that led me to look at his site. He has collected an impressive list of games, and wrote an excellent post on his thoughts on the characteristics of good brain games. You can find the article on his blog here. The site also has an extensive list of free brain games online here. Even if you don’t use all (or any) of them regularly, if you look through Gary’s list you can become more familiar with what’s on the Internet. [...] [...] In a recent post on this site, I talked about  reducing anxiety by not catastrophizing. Gary Dashney at http://www.onlinebraingamesblog.com made a comment, and that led me to look at his site. He has collected an impressive list of games, and wrote an excellent post on his thoughts on the characteristics of good brain games. You can find the article on his blog here. The site also has an extensive list of free brain games online here. Even if you don’t use all (or any) of them regularly, if you look through Gary’s list you can become more familiar with what’s on the Internet. [...]

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