The more we learn, the more we grow and the same is true for the brain. It’s amazing how the brain can react, grow and adapt to stimuli whether educational, environmental or from an injury. We all understand the brain rehab that needs to take place after a stroke or brain injury for the brain … Read more
What was I just going to say? It was right there on the tip of my tongue! Our memory is a complex thing and when we try to do too many things at once, it interferes with the process. There are different types of memory. While we may understand short and long term memory, working … Read more
Interruptions will kill your memory. We live in a multitasking world full of disruptions. Distractions interrupt our thoughts causing us to mentally and sometimes physically switch gears. We end up multitasking, hurrying and not doing anything well. More importantly, we don’t remember. I remind myself and clients daily NOT to multitask. Yet, I often find … Read more
The music begins, memories flood in and we’re transported back in time. Just listening to a song from our past can take us to a specific place, time and feeling. It’s as though it just happened. The connection between music and our brains is profound. We all experience it; research confirms it and now music … Read more
“I can’t remember anything anymore!” complains an overworked, busy mom. “No, I didn’t forget, you never told me” says the elderly husband to his wife. Both these people are forgetful, but the situations are entirely different. What each represents and how they are addressed varies, but are also somewhat alike. Let me explain. Friends and … Read more
Swatting away at pesky wasps while kids slurp slushies, there’s a whoosh then a sudden cry of a little girl. As though in slow motion, I see her foot slip out of the corner of my eye. I cannot grab her fast enough. I think her chin hit the bleachers as she fell. “Did she … Read more