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Tag Archives: Music
Under the Radar Gem: Spontuneous
It takes very little to trigger a song in my head. In fact, there’s almost always music playing in there. My day usually has a soundtrack, although it doesn’t necessarily align with what’s happening. Many times it’s an obnoxious song Read More
Posted in Fun, Products, Under the Radar Gems
Tagged cognitive stimulation, family games, Group Games, Memory, Music, party games, Social Interaction
Music Brain Power!
News reports about Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery have placed a spotlight on the impact that music can have on the brain. When Giffords was shot in January, the bullet punctured the left hemisphere of her brain. This hemisphere is the Read More
Posted in General, Products, Research
Tagged aphasia, bach, Brain, braoque, concentration, learning, melodic intonation therapy, Memory, mental clarity, mozart, Music, music therapy, Musicophilia, neuroplasticity, Parkinson's, Relaxation, stress response, stroke, traumatic brain injury
Employee Favorites: Books
If you have been in a Marbles lately, you may have noticed the “Employee Favorites” blurbs all over the store. As Brain Coaches, we were polled about our favorite books and games and then all of us wrote up something Read More
Posted in Products
Tagged books, Brain, Brain Fitness, cognitive stimulation, mental abilities, Music, play, Products, Word Skills
Are you tone-deaf?
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
Focus on visual perception
You can make lightning fast decisions, but do you feel like you have tunnel vision at times or fail to notice things in your surroundings? It may be time to work on your visual perception. The occipital lobe is the Read More
Posted in Products, Research
Tagged Music, Musicophilia, Products, Set, Visual Perception
Music and the brain
Although those who know me well understand that music isn’t my strong suit (you don’t ever want to hear me doing karoke) I frequently come across interesting articles on how music can benefit our minds and bodies in many different Read More
Posted in Products, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's, Multi-tasking, Music, Sensory Memory