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The Name Game

btmentalfitness wrote 22 hours ago: It knaws at me wherever I go: life doesn’t teach you how your brain works.  Take names. It … more →

Tags: brain information, Memory, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, names, Remembering, Short Term Memory, Working memory, Long term memory

Visit the C'ville City Market for local fruits and veggies - and for a tasty change why not try a curry?

RuthK wrote 2 days ago: Locally grown fruits and vegetables are in abundance right now at the farmers’ markets. C' … more →

Tags: Diet, colors, Fruits, Vegetables, Memory, Local Produce, Buy Fresh Buy Local, Charlottesville, phytochemicals

Caregiver Tips for Easy Outings with Mom or Dad 3 comments

Carol O'Dell wrote 4 days ago: Errand day with your elder can be exhausting, take forever, and not be the easiest thing for a careg … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, caregiving your parent, driving your parents, Parent care, Parkinson's

Baby Robots?

beamazinglearning wrote 6 days ago: Can scientists build a “baby robot” that, like a child, learns as it goes and plays well … more →

Tags: Research, intelligence, technology

How Affection and Connection Affect Our Brains and Elder Care

Carol O'Dell wrote 1 week ago: Oprah had a show today on childhood abuse and neglect. It was heartbreaking to see that even our bra … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, brain studies, Caregiving, MRIs of brain, Music therapy

About Brain Maps

richfitness wrote 1 week ago: This week I’d like to continue with fitness and the mind with more from The Brain That Changes Itse … more →

Tags: Fitgevity Lifestyle, fitness after 50, Fitness After 60, Mind Fitness

"Do You Remember? Ways to Gather Elders and Family History

Carol O'Dell wrote 1 week ago: “Do you remember?”This line starts many family conversations. As our grandparents and mo … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, sundown syndrome, Alzheimer's, Ancestors, brain and memory, dementia, Family History

3 Secrets to Co-Caregiving with a Sibling

Carol O'Dell wrote 2 weeks ago: Have you ever watched @WF Wrestling? Ever seen the tag-teams and how one sits on the ropes and waits … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, caregiver stress, co-caregiving, sibling caregiving

More Mind Fitness

richfitness wrote 2 weeks ago: Last week I wrote about how much is being discovered about the link between fitness and the brain. I … more →

Tags: movement, Fitgevity Lifestyle, fitness after 50, Fitness After 60, Mind Fitness

Caregiver, Is Your Parent Home Alone? 8 Keys to Keep Them Safe and Sound

Carol O'Dell wrote 2 weeks ago: Remember that great movie Home Alone? Macaulay Culkin played this cute, ingenious kid who found all … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, Alzheimer's, concil on aging, Parent care, working caregivers

Daydreams may solve complex problems

Anita Mitchell wrote 2 weeks ago: This article published on the website Globe and Mail gives an interesting insight into daydreaming a … more →

Tags: Training, Relaxation, Health and wellbeing, happiness, NLP, brain, Mind, Learning, Positive Psychology

"I Worry All the Time:" Long Distance Caregiving Concerns2 comments

Carol O'Dell wrote 3 weeks ago: If you’re a long distance caregiver, I don’t have to tell you about the worry and guilt. … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, caregiver guilt, long-distance caregiving, Parkinson's

10 Best Brain Blogs

Alex Doman wrote 3 weeks ago: The editor of Blogs.com from Six Apart asked me to write a guest post with my picks for the 10 Best … more →

Tags: Brain Awareness, 10 best brain blogs, Blogs Com, brain, Neuroscience, Six Apart, ten best blogs, ten best brain blogs, ten best lists

Exercise And The Brain

richfitness wrote 3 weeks ago: We all know that exercise is good for the body. There’s really no argument about that. Lately … more →

Tags: movement, Fitgevity Lifestyle, fitness after 50, Fitness After 60, Mind Fitness

Caregiving Both Parents: A Double Whammy 4 comments

Carol O'Dell wrote 3 weeks ago: Many people are finding that they’re not only caregiving one parent–but two. I call that … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, sundown syndrome, Alzheimer's, careger stress, caring for your parents, diabetes, siblings and caregiving

I Just Found Out My Mom (or Dad) Has Alzheimer's: What Do I Do First?

Carol O'Dell wrote 1 month ago: Those first few days or weeks after you find out your parent or your spouse has Alzheimer’s is … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, Caregiver Resources, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Family Caregivers, new caregiver

How to Talk With Someone Who Has Alzheimer's

Carol O'Dell wrote 1 month ago: Your spouse, your dad, your mom gets that dreaded diagnosis: Alzheimer’s. You worry about you … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, alzheimer's and memory, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's and talking, caregiver, spousal caregiving

Hang Out With Dad: For Father's Day and Every Day

Carol O'Dell wrote 1 month ago: It’s almost Father’s Day and children (and adult children) all around the world are aski … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, family caregiving, adult children, alzheimer's studies, Dakim, senior community centers, senior learning

Caregiver, Are You Lonely? 3 Keys to Making New Friends

Carol O'Dell wrote 1 month ago: As adults, it’s embarrassing to admit we get lonely. We think that it makes us sound like a 14 … more →

Tags: caring for parents, Elder Care, Alzheimer's and isolation, Caregiver Loneliness, caregiver support groups, Friendship


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