• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Examined Existence

Improving our lives through science - Brain Health | Personal Development | Fitness News and reviews

  • Contact Us
  • Show Search
Hide Search

learning

Being Bilingual Can Slow Down Brain Ageing and Mental Decline

EE Edit@rs · October 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment

We have previously written about the benefits of learning a foreign language on this blog.  Among the various benefits of being bilingual are improved decision-making, improved memory, stalled onset of dementia, and improved critical thinking.  But one of the more important … [Read more...] about Being Bilingual Can Slow Down Brain Ageing and Mental Decline

Filed Under: Education and Learning, Personal Development Tagged With: bilingual, brain aging, cognitive abilities, cognitive decline, foreign language, learning

What Does Learning a Foreign Language Have to Do with Risk-Taking?

EE Edit@rs · April 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment

The benefits of learning a foreign language have been well-documented.  It changes the brain, improves memory, and stalls dementia.  But psychologists have found one peculiar thing learning a second language does to us, it makes us take more risk.   … [Read more...] about What Does Learning a Foreign Language Have to Do with Risk-Taking?

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality Tagged With: foreign language, learning

Teen Who Can Speak Over 20 Languages to Date

EE Edit@rs · January 12, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Meet New Yorker, Tim Doner, the polygloth teen who can speak 23 languages so far. The first question that he was asked in this interview is "[D]o you just have a brain for it?" in which he responsds "I don't think so.  I find that most of the time it takes a fair amount of work … [Read more...] about Teen Who Can Speak Over 20 Languages to Date

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: foreign language, learning, polygloth, video

Should You Take Notes by Writing or Typing?

EE Edit@rs · November 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

When I was in college (which was not too long ago), it seemed like every student, including me, had a laptop in front of them in lecture, carefully typing down everything word coming out of the professor's mouth.  But it left me wondering, although typing is invariably faster … [Read more...] about Should You Take Notes by Writing or Typing?

Filed Under: Education and Learning Tagged With: cognitive function, college, learning, self-learning, taking notes, writing

How to Become a Great Self-Learner

EE Edit@rs · November 9, 2013 · 2 Comments

Best Online Colleges

According to the 2003 research paper Online Learning: A Learner’s Guide by Guglielno and Guglielno, success in education depends on two main traits: technical competence and efficient self-directed learning. While technical comprehension is easy to grasp with time, self-direction … [Read more...] about How to Become a Great Self-Learner

Filed Under: Education and Learning, Productivity Tagged With: autodictact, education, learning, notetaking, self-learning, traditional education

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to page 4
  • Go to page 5
  • Go to page 6
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Copyright © 2023 · Daily Dish Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in