If you want an exercise that’s good for your brain, try hitting the
dance floor. A study found that older adults who took line dancing
lessons scored better on cognitive tests. Researchers say learning the
complex choreography that’s part of dance lessons helps to build brain
matter. Source Link
They
say you can’t learn much from success and there’s new evidence to back
that up. People in a study who heard stories of success or failure were
more likely to apply what they learned from the failure. Those stories
can have more impact because disappointment moves people to reflect
harder on how to change for the better. Source Link
You
might call them fitness trackers for your mood. The Spire clips to your
shirt or belt and tracks breathing patterns as well as movement to
detect when you’re stressed. And the Muse has sensors to measure brain
waves in a headband with earbuds that provides audible feedback to help
you focus during meditation. Source Link
