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Category Archives: Health
Brain Food Challenge
When you work in an office with a group of people for a while, you get to know their habits; for instance, eating habits. Our CEO orders Jimmy Johns almost every day. Our media director is on the P90X diet, Read More
Posted in Book review, Health
Tagged Brain Fitness, brain-healthy food, brain-healthy recipes, cookbook, nutrition for the brain
Love Your Brain! Brain Awareness Week
At Marbles: The Brain Store we pride ourselves on the brainy games and puzzles that we carry. We strive to offer fun and challenging products to help your brain. But we are not just concerned about selling products. We also Read More
Smile!
It was cold and snowy today and my bus ride to work was typical—packed with sleepy, slightly grumpy people who are just ready for the weekend. No one looks at each other or interacts unless they have to. Even when Read More
Posted in Health, Research
Tagged emotional health, smile study, smiling, Social Interaction, stress reduction, stress relief
The Risky Business of Football
Discussion on the long term neurological effects of concussions has been brought into the spotlight with recent events in the news. Many former NFL players are being diagnosed with CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) a degenerative neurological disease which manifests with Read More
Posted in Health, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Brain Injury, Concussions, CTE, Dementia, Memory, mental abilities, TBI, traumatic brain injury
Beating the Winter Blahs
I don’t get depressed during the winter months, but I do experience what I refer to as the winter blahs (not blue, just blah). I have to fight the urge to stay on of my couch and watch movies all Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Health
Tagged Brain Fitness, cognitive reserve, cognitive stimulation, Coordination, Creativity, game night, Group Games, Social Interaction, winter blahs, winter blues
Juggle Your Way to a Healthy Brain?
According to a 2009 Oxford University study, learning to three-ball cascade juggle is associated with a transient and highly selective increase in gray matter in the occipito-temporal cortex. (That’s just a an incredibly brainy was of saying that juggling is Read More
Brain Benefits of Working Puzzles
Puzzles were a prominent part of my childhood. During the winter months, our dining room table often held a large piece of leftover wall paneling covered with jigsaw puzzles in progress. I would sit with my mom and try to Read More
Fun and Quirky Books
You’ve all heard the phrase “laughter is the best medicine”. Well there is some truth in it. Laughter alleviates stress, boosts the immune system, increases learning and memory capability and in some cases, reduces pain. So finding things that make Read More
Posted in Book review, Health, Products
Tagged cognitive stimulation, Creativity, laughter, Memory, Social Interaction, stress reduction
A New Twist on the Puzzle (Literally)
We know that puzzles are good for strengthening the organization, fine motor tasks, and visualization areas of the brain. Many studies have found that people who exercise their mind with jigsaw puzzles may have a smaller chance of being affected by Alzheimer’s, Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Health, Products
Tagged cognitive reserve, Coordination, dexterity, fine motor skills, Products, Research, Visual Perception
Plugged-In Syndrome
Do I really need to check my email as soon as I come home from work? I was just on it 40 minutes ago. Has anything happened that could be that important? Do I have to log into Facebook several times in the evening? Do I need to check my text and voicemail messages at the gym? And the big question, how does this constant connection affect my brain? Read More
Posted in Health
Tagged focus and attention, neuroplasticity, social media, unplugging