˚Getting Better All The Time-Adult Brain

•  The Gift of Neuroplasticity Your brain changes all of the time. What was once described merely as learning now has a neuro- label: neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is notion that mental experiences and mindfulness can change the actual structure and function of the brain. The idea of neuroplasticity is good news because it means we can change and grow up until our very last days of existence. It can also be bad news if we don’t attempt to direct our brain toward experiences that will change our brain for the better. to read more

• To Harness Neuroplasticity -Start With Enthusiasm The impli­ca­tions of neu­ro­plas­tic­ity are enormous: we have the ability to keep our brains sharp, effec­tive and capa­ble of learn­ing new skills well into our 90s, if we pro­tect our brains from damaging habits and give them ongo­ing stim­u­la­tion and appro­pri­ate fuel. One way to illustrate this is to think of the brain and mind as a large boat, complete with cap­tain and crew, sailing the ocean blue.

• Developing Brain Increasing Intelligence Each and every one of our negative habits, be they thinking habits, behavioral habits, or emotional habits, we can condition ourselves out of by creating new habits through repetition. Not only does this have an effect on who we are and who we become, but it also has an effect on our biology, specifically, our brain and is therefore an effective method of increasing intelligence.

• 5 Ways To Rewire Your Brain

• NEURONS THAT FIRE TOGETHER-WIRE TOGETHER
• IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BRAIN/MIND

so what kinds of wonderful things can we put together RE:Not Getting Older/Getting Better? My thoughts coming soon. ..

feel free to add some of your own…
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• How Long Does It Take To Form A New Habit?

mastering creativity James Clear
other articles by James Clear coming soon…

• The midlife brain surge that means we DO grow wiser as we get older

According to the Secret Life Of The Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important stuff, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that a raft of new studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s – much later than previously thought.
to read article in full

Older and Wiser? There is hope for aging baby boomers.

The Adult Brain _{By Laurie Bartels}
1. CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH NEW LEARNING
expertise.
2. NEUROPLASTICITY & NEUROGENESIS ARE HALLMARKS OF OUR BRAINS
3. CHECK FOR MIS-LEARNING ON AN ONGOING BASIS

4. MORE VISUALS, LESS TEXT

5. MOVE IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!

© 2014 SharpBrains. 

“TO READ THIS ARTICLE to read article

• ~ engage and challenge ourselves in areas outside subjects studied
• ~ our brains do generate new brain cells even as adults.

• ~ brains process 40 to 60 percent visually.
• ~ Ratey says that thinking is the internalization of movement. Indeed, exercise pro­motes brain plasticity and can help lessen the risk of devel­op­ing demen­tia. Given what we know about the mul­ti­lay­ered benefits of exercise, it is beyond me why more schools and businesses have yet to adapt a movement mentality.

Affirmations & Self Reflection Questions

to be joyously continued…

24 Rules For Becoming an Adult Prodigy found a link by reading a different link on a thread of another member
The takeaway to all this is that adult prodigies succeed because they’re able to work past two fundamental barriers: 1) the wall of belief that they can’t do it; and 2) the grid of adult routines that keep them from spending time working intensively to improve skills. In other words, it’s not so much about your “natural talents,” as it is about your mindset and your habits. From the New Scientist piece read more

How We Learn NY Times Review – book entitled: How We Learn The softer approach, which he jokingly refers to as “freeing the inner slacker,” worked well enough for him to eventually obtain degrees in mathematics and journalism before landing at The Times in 2004. Now he has devoted his considerable reporting chops to uncovering the scientific basis of how learning actually occurs, and how we can make the most of our brain’s natural proclivities: A nap is not just an hour or two of lost study time; sleep actually enhances learning. Daydreaming and distraction are good ways to generate creative solutions to difficult problems. to read more

brain-fitness/physical-exercise
Physical exercise is not only important for your body’s health- it also helps your brain stay sharp. to read more

this thread is from early 2015… feel free to share anything related to the brain and/or your adult brain getting better all of the time(: may revise some of the above/maybe not(: Just have fun sharing/reading if you so desire

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    REWIRE YOUR BRAIN: THE SCIENCE BEHIND AFFIRMATIONS
    Evidence-based research shows that affirmations, like prayer, actually change the brain on a cellular level—in other words, what you think about matters—a lot. “Thoughts have a direct connection to your health,” says Dr. Joseph Dispenza, author of Physics, the Brain and Your Reality:
    “Thoughts make a chemical. If you have happy thoughts, then you’re producing chemicals that make you feel happy. Negative, angry thoughts and fearful thoughts also produce chemicals to make you feel how you’re thinking.”
    to read more ecosystem/get-rid-of-fear-and-pain-once-and-for-all

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  the link in intro not working – here it is To Harness Neuroplasticity -Start With ***Enthusiasm*** The impli­ca­tions of neu­ro­plas­tic­ity are enormous: we have the ability to keep our brains sharp, effec­tive and capa­ble of learn­ing new skills well into our 90s, if we pro­tect our brains from damaging habits and give them ongo­ing stim­u­la­tion and appropriate fuel. One way to illustrate this is to think of the brain and mind as a large boat, complete with cap­tain and crew, sailing the ocean blue. I’ll move to top later