Monthly Archives: August 2009

20Aug

Are you tone-deaf?

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Turns out, it may be because of how your brain is wired. As reported in the Journal of Neuroscience, a recent small study of brain scans revealed that those who were tone-deaf had fewer connections between two areas of the Read More >

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18Aug

Memory Week

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While most of us would be happy to just remember where we put our keys, those competing in the UK Open Memory Championships this past weekend set their sights a little higher. For example, last year’s World Champion, Ben Pridmore Read More >

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17Aug

What makes us wise?

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Turns out, it has a lot to do with our brains. I came across an article in Discover Mind & Brain that intrigued me. Always assuming it had something to do with age and experience, I never thought much about Read More >

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14Aug

Can too many options be a bad thing?

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Thanks to all of you who joined us Wednesday night at the Grand Opening of Lincoln Square! We had a terrific time receiving such a warm welcome from the community and hearing Mike Byster speak. Congratulations to the winners of Read More >

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9Aug

More classic brain teasers

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The Marbles team has been working hard all week to get our Lincoln Square store ready to open. We hope to see you at our Grand Opening at 4745 N. Lincoln Avenue this Wednesday night from 5:30-7:30pm! In addition to Read More >

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4Aug

Lincoln Square Grand Opening Guest Speaker

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We are very excited to announce our Guest Speaker for the Lincoln Square Grand Opening. Mike “the Walking Calculator” Byster will be joining us. Mike Byster created Brainetics, a revolutionary system that uses mathematics to teach you how to use Read More >

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