BrainWise Changes Behavoirs

[caption id="attachment_923" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Girl under Stress[/caption] The October post discussed how stress is related to chronic disease and the importance of using BrainWise CPR to prevent and manage problems. Here are two examples from children and teens who have successfully used...

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BrainWise Skills Help Build Information Literacy

Parents and educators “need to teach information literacy as soon as children can push a button.” Carla Hayden, PhD, 14th librarian of Congress [caption id="attachment_919" align="alignleft" width="150"] Carla Hayden, PhD, 14th librarian of Congress[/caption] Carla Hayden, PhD, former president of...

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BrainWise®: Antidote for Fake News – Part II

[caption id="attachment_914" align="alignleft" width="150"] Benjamin Franklin - “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”[/caption] No one would associate fake news and untruths with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and other leaders...

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BrainWise®: Antidote for Fake News and Lizard Brain Reactions

In November, Stanford University researchers shared their “bleak” and “dismaying” findings on research they conducted with 7,804 youth regarding how they interpreted information on the internet.  They asked the students to discern fake stories from real stories, activist groups from...

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Using BrainWise to Cope with Stress

[caption id="attachment_901" align="alignleft" width="150"] Kelly McGonigal, PhD, Stanford psychologist[/caption] In a number of situations, accepting and embracing stress can make you healthier.  Once you appreciate that going through stress makes you better at it, it can be easier to face...

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