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		<title>Australian research shows key to healthy brain aging.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use it or lose it!
Pilot study by Alzheimers Australia (WA) finds regular brain exercises are the key to healthy ageing
Just two hours of brain exercises a week can markedly improve a person’s mental capacity and help fight age-related memory loss according to a recent study by Alzheimer’s Australia WA.
· Participants found improvements in their memory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Games help seniors stay sharp</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glenview]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seniors may be able to slow down memory loss by exercising the brain, experts say.
Doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and other games might ward off a decline in memory or help us maintain &#8220;brainpower&#8221; as we age, reports a study by the Rush Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Center and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke&#8217;s Medical Center in Chicago. The study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New experiences impact both sides of brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brain games]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea that the adult brain changes with experience was once a radical idea, but it is now well accepted that certain areas—say, the motor cortex, when learning a new physical skill—can grow new neurons or create stronger connections.
Now scientists report that the brain is even more mutable than suspected. Thanks to an unconventional research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rewire your brain in just 5 hours</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/rewire-your-brain-in-just-5-hours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brain games]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hippocampus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neurogenesis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[brain exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental stimulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[serious games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but scientific findings seem to indicate otherwise. Research shows that our brains literally rewire in response to new stimulation. And when it comes to computer use, Internet activity may stimulate and possibly improve brain function, according to scientists at UCLA.
“Technology may be changing our minds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple technique to boost creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental exercise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There have been prior clues that creativity benefits from ample cross-talk between the brain hemispheres. For example, patients who&#8217;ve had a commissurotomy &#8211; the severing of the thick bundle of nerve fibers that joins the two hemispheres &#8211; show deficits on creative tasks. Now Elizabeth Shobe and colleagues have provided the first evidence that creativity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reduce anxiety by playing brain games</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mindless distractions might not reduce anxiety as effectively as a brain teaser.
A brain-imaging study published last year by Nature Neuroscience suggests such brain-sharpening activities as crossword puzzles reduce anxiety by activating a region of the brain devoted to logic and concentration &#8212; the prefrontal cortex.
&#8220;This is being supported by burgeoning neuropsychologic data,&#8221; said Dr. Carl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brain protection done naturally</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/brain-protection-done-naturally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laura Sanders, Science News
CHICAGO — A toned, buff bod isn’t the only thing a workout is good for. Exercise protects special brain cells in monkeys’ brains and improves motor function, a new study finds. The data, presented at a news briefing October 18 in Chicago at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, adds to [...]]]></description>
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