Neuroplasticity & Lifestyle habits Can your brain develop as an adult? Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice Anton Chekov The brain is able to develop, to change, and to grow. This is called plasticity or neuroplasticity. Plasticity occurs in...
Recovering light and shadow On Bird Bone Whistler by Doris Bloom Art, like falling in love, simulataneously disorganises and nurtures the self toward a creative re-ordering- perpetually regaining equilibrium in the constantly unpredictable currents of the air....
Can Yoko Ono’s Art give your Brain a Boost? Wish Piece by Yoko Ono (1996) Make a wish Write it down on a piece of paper Fold it and tie it around a branch of a Wish Tree Ask your friends to do the same Keep wishing Until the branches are covered with wishes...
Memorability’s Book Club: The Diving Bell & The Butterfly, JD Bauby Does loss lead to appreciation of value? There is beauty in being able to take things for granted. There is a gentle grace in believing that nothing will change, that no harm will come to...
What is brain stimulation? Brain stimulation is exercising the brain by learning, thinking, and challenging what you know. Do you have favourite puzzle? Crosswords? Sudoku? Do you love it because you know it? Or because it’s challenging? While games can, and do,...
