Dojo Diary 06
E | Execute We rarely work in isolation. The boldest, biggest and best solutions improve millions of people’s lives. Communicating effectively at every stage of development and dissemination is vital, which is why it’s an integral part of the “Execute” stage. Creativity Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Character Citizenship Communication involves receiving information as well as […]
Dojo Diary 05
E | Execute Have you considered all of the steps that are needed or just the important first one? What are the potential barriers and how do you plan to overcome them? Giving some thought to these questions may help with the “Execute” section of your CREATE improvement plan. Check that your dominoes are all […]
Happiness and the Brain
“Happiness is a deep sense of flourishing, not a mere pleasurable feeling or fleeting emotion but an optimal state of being” Matthieu Ricard Writer, Photographer and Buddhist Monk What makes us happy? The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) follows the lives of 17,198 people born in the UK in a single week of 1970. This […]
Everyday Impact
Transfer of Training Progress Unlike computer games that are created simply for enjoyment, neurocognitive development software is designed to make a difference in the real world after you have stopped playing the game. Some of these products have a very specific impact goal in mind, such as helping children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), […]
An Introduction to Intelligence
Many people associate intelligence with IQ scores whilst other people believe that there are a number of different types of intelligence. Regarding the BrainHQ training category of Intelligence, we are concerned with what is more commonly known as Executive Function. Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. […]
Anxiety, Stress and the Brain
“Healing is not just a desired outcome of treatment, it is a potential that is there from the start. We are wired to heal, to right ourselves, to grow and transform. This is not just a metaphor. It is what neuroplasticity is about.” Hilary Jacobs Hendel Psychoanalyst and Psychotherapist In truth, we all probably realise […]
Sound and Cognition
The Cochlear Ear Implant – Brain Plasticity at Work In this lesson you will learn about the important role that the cochlea has within the inner ear to help convert sounds into electrical signals that the brain can interpret. Some people with severe to profound hearing loss can restore their hearing with the aid of […]
ENHANCE Training Partner
Buddy-Up Some people find it more difficult to maintain their commitment to the programme after the halfway stage. The virtual nature of the ENHANCE DOJO also makes it easier to skip a session because you may think that nobody will notice. It is the final six weeks of the programme where neural adaptions start to […]
ENHANCE Dashboard
Profile Page BrainHQ provides information about your training progress but there is an additional way to track your progress through the ENHANCE programme. Selecting the Dashboard tab from your Profile menu will give you access to different insights about your training activity and cognitive performance. Training Activity The first row in your Dashboard shows how […]
ENHANCE Dojo
The Dojo (道場) The Dojo (道場) is traditionally a hall or place where martial arts are practiced. The term is of Japanese origin, with “Do – 道” meaning “the path/way of” and “Jo – 場” meaning a “castle” or simply a “place”. This gives a literal translation of “the place of the way”. ENHANCE – […]
