Brain Potential

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26/05/2025

The neuroscience behind brain training

Just like a muscle is strengthened by repeated resistance training, neural pathways are strengthened by repetitive behaviours and thoughts. When we are young, we form and strengthen new neural pathways very quickly and easily but as we age, it may take longer to do so. In addition to that, already formed neural pathways that are not utilised will diminish over time. Many of us may recall being able to do handstands in our youth but to do so now may be risking life and limb! That’s because at some point we stopped doing handstands and those neural pathways have weakened to the point that doing a handstand now may feel as foreign as speaking a language you’ve never learned.
Brain training is about reinforcing existing neural pathways and creating new ones in the interest of stimulating neuroplasticity.
The more neuroplasticity we stimulate the more easily we can learn new things, develop new skills, overcome depression, recover from brain injuries, remember things, and be more engaged.

To explore how you can stimulate more neuroplasticity, read the full article here: https://brainpotential.net/how-to-train-your-brain-every-day/

19/05/2025

The importance of training your brain

There have been numerous studies around the link between cognitive function and brain training, most of which concur that for adults with normal cognition, exercising or training your brain can create a reduction in age-related cognitive decline.

The jury is out as to whether brain training can reverse the onset of cognitive diseases such as dementia as many studies show mixed results or insufficient evidence to support that theory.

For more about brain training and how to introduce it to your daily routine, read the full article here: https://brainpotential.net/how-to-train-your-brain-every-day/

14/05/2025

What is brain training?

Brain training or cognitive training consists of activities designed to maintain or even improve your cognitive function such as memory, attention, concentration, and problem solving.

To find out more about this topic, read the full article here: https://brainpotential.net/how-to-train-your-brain-every-day/

28/03/2025

Does neuroscience interest you?

Would you like to know more about brain functions?

Join Dr John Arden, Saturday 5 April from 10am - 12pm AEST online and learn about Adolescence and the Pre-Frontal Cortex. https://www.iaan.com.au/events/dr-john-arden-webinar

This webinar presents information on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can present challenges for adolescence with the maturation of the prefrontal cortex. Therapy with adolescents requires engagement of and care for the adolescent’s prefrontal cortex. Therapy with adolescents’ requires a mind brain changing process that transforms dysregulation to the re-regulation of mood, cognition, and behaviors.

Goals and Objectives:
· Explain the effects of adverse childhood experiences
· Identify how the prefrontal cortex develops during adolescence
· Explain how these neurodevelopmental changes present challenges for therapy

Adolescence, and the Pre-Frontal Cortex - 5 April, 2025 10:00am-12:00pm AEST This keynote presents information on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can present challenges for adolescence with the maturation of the prefrontal cortex.  Therapy with adolescents requires engagement of and

18/03/2025

What strategies can we use to overcome fear and anxiety?

We’ve all heard of “Feel the fear and do it anyway” but what specifically can we do to move forward and overcome the fear or anxiety that is holding us back from success?

To explore the strategies that can help you to overcome fear and anxiety, read the full article here: https://brainpotential.net/how-do-we-overcome-fear-and-anxiety/

13/03/2025

What happens in the brain when our fears are triggered?

Fear exists as a protective mechanism, for example, if you found yourself in the jungle with a silverback gorilla running at you, your amygdala would trigger the fear and activate your fight or flight response. The problem is that it’s not just life or death situations where fear is triggered, the amygdala can activate a fear response when a new challenge with unfamiliar stimuli is encountered. This response is based on our past experiences that may not be related to the current situation which can create problems for us.

For more about fear and how to overcome it, read the full article here: https://brainpotential.net/how-do-we-overcome-fear-and-anxiety/

06/03/2025

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06/03/2025

How do we overcome fear in order to achieve our goals?

Fear – we’ve all experienced it and yet the experience of it is different for everyone. For some, fear is completely debilitating, and others seem to have no fear at all. Most of us would agree that fear has the ability to hold us back if we let it so how do we overcome fear in order to achieve our goals?

To find out, read the full article here: https://brainpotential.net/how-do-we-overcome-fear-and-anxiety/