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Resources to help us increase our ability to learn new things.
Resources should be scientifically valid - i.e. please no aliens or sacrifices to Thor as processes to increase cognitive function! Obviously stupid resources will be moderated, but only as a last resort, controversial or cutting-edge resources are welcome.
Resources should be scientifically valid - i.e. please no aliens or sacrifices to Thor as processes to increase cognitive function! Obviously stupid resources will be moderated, but only as a last resort, controversial or cutting-edge resources are welcome.
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Psychologists reveal the un, deux, trois of learning a second languageParlez-vous français? If you were quick at learning foreign languages at school, it could be because your brain has an enhanced ability to remember sequences. Psychologists at the University of Sussex have been investigating bilingualism and have found that adults who speak fluently in more ...
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Gestures Lend A Hand In Learning Mathematics; Hand Movements Help Create New IdeasScienceDaily (Mar. 6, 2009) — Gesturing helps students develop new ways of understanding mathematics, according to research at the University of Chicago. Scholars have known for a long time that movements help retrieve information about an event or physical activity associated with action. A ...
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Six Ways to Boost Brainpower: Scientific AmericanKey Concepts Scientists are finding that the adult human brain is far more malleable than they once thought. Your behavior and environment can cause substantial rewiring of your brain or a reorganization of its functions. Studies have shown that exercise can improve the brain’s executive ...
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Improving Brain Processing Speed Helps MemoryImproving Brain Processing Speed Helps Memory ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2009) — Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy, older adults who participated in a computer-based training program to improve the speed and accuracy of brain processing showed twice the improvement in certain aspects of ...
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Playing a Memory Game to Improve Intelligence and Increase Your IQ Score?A game that trains your working memory also increases fluid intelligence, a study suggests. Try the game for yourself!
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10Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth ProjectNOTE: more on social learning with media at: Conversations, Learning and Change . Social Learning and Networks . Web for Change .Giorgio Bertini added 12 months ago
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10Learning to share learning - an exploration of methods to improve and share learningMore on sharing and social learning at Conversations, Learning and Change . Social Learning and Networks . Web for Change .Giorgio Bertini added 12 months ago
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Want to Remember Everything You'll Ever Learn? Surrender to This AlgorithmGreat article! Definitely something to try out.Erik Andersson added 15 months ago
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Johann Hari's Experiments with ProvigilI tried Modafinil (Provigil) when I was revising for my finals; I didn't get the same magnitude of effect as this guy, but it was certainly a stronger stimulant than caffeine, and quite clean. I sometimes found it made me a bit jittery, as if I had drunk too much coffee. I think it did increase ...Paul Tiplady added 17 months ago
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