Make your brain smarter: it's not what you think: Sandra Chapman, Ph.D. at TEDxRockCreekPark
Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD, founder and leader of the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas relates new scientific evidence that you literally can think your brain smarter and healthier. She debunks long-standing beliefs about what smart is and shares proven strategies to expand your brain span to more closely match the ever-increasing human lifespan. Whether you are young or old, Dr. Chapman will inspire you to test the limits of your own brain potential.
Your brain is your greatest asset and natural resource. It is the most changeable part of your entire body. However, vastly more personal attention and effort are directed at improving physical health than at strengthening and regaining the highest level of brain performance. Dr. Chapman's research taps into the secret of making your brain smarter, harnessing the CEO of your brain performance - your frontal lobes. Her techniques show how to engage your frontal lobes, ignite your passion and learn to be strategic about the way you expend precious brain energy.
From teens to corporate executives to warriors to healthy agers, as well as individuals with brain disease or injury, Dr. Chapman and her team at the Center for BrainHealth have created strategies to increase creativity, energy and focus for people of all ages. In the junior high school classroom, these strategies take a new approach to education and have improved teen reasoning ability, showing 30% gains in critical thinking across socioeconomic status. Business leaders who have embraced these healthy brain habits report increased innovation and their employees demonstrate greater productivity and efficiency. Former military service personnel have used these brain-training techniques to bridge barriers to returning to civilian society, making home life and work life markedly better. One veteran described his transformational experience as "cognitive resurrection". Healthy agers and individuals debilitated by mild cognitive impairment, which is often the pre-cursor to Alzheimer's disease, showed increases in memory and other cognitive functions. Individuals with concussions or traumatic brain injury (TBI) exhibited brain repair and improved cognitive performance, even years after injury.
Dr. Chapman's dream is that you will act now to make an investment in your brain potential and build the cognitive reserves today to ensure that your best brain years are ahead of you, not behind you.
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1. focus only at the task at hand - with no distractions
Sandy Chapman continues to amaze me! This presentation is terrific! And, if you haven’t read her book, Make Your Brain Smarter, run, don’t walk to your book store. Sandy Chapman has motivated me to start my own brain health initiative! Following her strategies and ideas to make the brain smarter has indeed impacted my brain power and cognitive functions. Thank you, Dr. Chapman!
As the old saying goes: "If you enjoyed the video on youtube, don't look in the comment section". I have sinned.
So true. I realize this even more today, I had 2 embolic strokes in December 2013. So I embrace my personal cognitive resurrection, at 61 I'm feeling the best I've been in years and continue to feel better every day. Thank you kindly !
TED. The most brilliant people in the world, and we can't get audio right. Breaks my heart. Restore my faith, people.
Although this video discourages memorization, it's an important part of exercising the brain in my opinion. It has served me well many, many times.
I overcame Fear of adults, gambling, drugs, self hate, insecurity and a chatter brain! I am GREATFUL and I Believe the MInd is so Powerful Beyond Measure!!
Excellent information! I have read some of the comments. The bottom line "Brain power of less" Take a few minutes away from noise, distractions everyday, at least once a day for a few minutes. Start by trying to stop thinking even for a few seconds. As you practice, you will be able to do it longer maybe more often during your day.
A decade old video still amazes me. You probably need to clear your watch history from time to time.
i agree completly.
From my age of 4 my thinking was based on understanding is more important than memory.Hats off to the speaker.
Glad someone took the time to share this video. We all have a need to improve in every area of our life as long as we are still breathing. Plus it's at no extra cost to watch & listen. I read some of the comments below. One mentioned to practice not thinking & another counterclaimed instead to meditate. Got me thinking. Yes, one can stop practice to stop thinking & just linger & one can meditate while blocking other distractions. However, if one is to practice to stop thinking, it is to stop thinking wrong thoughts & the planning of ill intentions. If one is to meditate, one then should meditate on good things. Both are possible.
Spread your wishes over the world by heart. Consiousness is a gift to develop and share. Thanks Sandra
For every thing there were always be those who like and dislike. In this video the lecturer is presenting what she was requested to impart and so she give what is being ask for the public according to what she knows. Why not just listen and keep your comment in your mind. If you think you know better then ask TED for you to present.
Everyone can benefit from this presentation. After incorporating Dr. Chapman's tips into my daily life, I can already see the difference. It is time we all spend as much time on our brain health as we do our physical health! Thank you, Dr. Chapman for being such an inspiration for us all!
This so simply yet so effective. Yet thats why people are ignorant to not try it.
Dr. Chapman gives simple and encouraging steps to increasing our brain power! We CAN increase our brain's power when we avoid multi-tasking, concentrate on the 2 most important items on our "to do" lists, use the Power of Deep and the Power of Less! As an active senior, it is remarkable to think that I can actually have my best brain years ahead of me! Wonderful news and a terrific presentation!
Loved this talk...very interesting and will use it to help our older clients who are interviewing for jobs.
Thank you so much for this. It was very informative.
Paul- So glad to hear that incorporating healthy brain habits into your daily life has made a positive difference! Thank you for posting your complimentary words.