The brain likes to take the road it knows bestFamiliarity with the tried and tested can prevent us from seeking out more efficient solutionsWilliam RevilleThu, Jul 3, 2014, 01:00 Try the following problem. You have three containers that can...
Our sport is a brain builder for all ages
Neurologist: Chess A Brain-Builder For All AgesJune 19, 2014 3:10 PM (CBS) – No matter what your age, a Chicago area neurologist says chess offers a way to improve your brain. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports researchers long have...
Chess players’ memory
Do chess players complain about their memory?25.04.2014 News Press http://wwrbc2014.fide.com Famous Armenian chess player and writer Ashot Nadanian once mentioned that he can easily recall chess games played some 20 years ago, but cannot remember his mobile phone number. We...
Using chess for brain recovery
(Photo: Rico Meyer) 9-year-old boy uses chess to help brain recoveryNelson Garcia, KUSA7:19 p.m. EDT March 23, 2014 WESTMINSTER – If brains were brawn, Griffin McConnell used to be a juggernaut. “Griffin was in the gifted and talented program,...
Brain power, or lack of it?
Want to master the stock markets or perfect the art of playing chess or poker? Not a chance, say physicists Human mind isn’t designed to cope with all the possibilities Findings have implications for how the stock market is...
Genius by Nature?
Genius by NatureMarch 15, 2012 I’d like to think that anyone, if they put their mind to it, can achieve anything. But recent scientific research suggests that this may not be the case. Take the Bronte family for example....
Playing chess can lower the risk of dementia by 74%
Improve Your Memory With a Brain WorkoutBy Michael GelbPublished November 06, 2011Askmen.com If you ask any elementary school teacher what children forget in the classroom every day, you’ll learn that in addition to forgetting facts, they also leave behind...
Separating the good from the great
Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect, Study SuggestsWith chess players, other variables — like memory, high IQ — might separate the good from the greatOctober 29, 2011 SATURDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — Practice is an essential part of gaining...
Worried you’ll get Alzheimer’s?
Worried you’ll get Alzheimer’s? Then follow these seven steps Of the seven factors, low education and and lack of mental stimulation are considered the most significantBy Jeremy Laurance, Health EditorWednesday, 20 July 2011 Playing chess in old age and...
What makes you so smart?
Digital Tonto: What makes you so smart? Today at 21:50 | Greg Satell Are you smart? Really? How smart? Socrates famously said that “the only true knowledge lies in knowing that you know nothing.” More recently, G. H. Hardy...