Focus and Concentration

College Students Seek Elusive Key to Success

New Data On Successful Learning

College is challenging. A Harvard Study in 2011 revealed that only 56% of private college students finished a four year degree in six years. Among 18 countries tracked by the OECD, the United States finished last – 46 percent – of students finishing college. That puts us behind former Soviet-bloc states such as Slovakia (63 percent) and Poland (61 percent).

Why are so many students bailing ...

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The Smartest Mice Workout

Scientists have found that exercise triggers neurogenesis, slowing and even reversing the brain’s physical decay. Neurogenesis is the creation of new brain cells.  This is particularly important because as we age, the brain, like all muscles and organs decline with underuse and age. Begining in our late 20’s most of us will lose 1% annually of the volume of the hippocampus, the brain’s center for learning and memory. Let’s not do the math. It’s too depressing. Instead let’s focus on ...

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