Canny Minds Blog

Learning to play a new Instrument

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Jenny.

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Learning to play a musical instrument can help children to learn languages

Never a cross word

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Jenny.

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Doing crosswords or sudoku puzzles can help couples to make up more quickly after arguments, according to new research

The Hurt Locker

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Jenny.

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March’s Viewing Group Choice has to be The Hurt Locker. Now a six times Oscar Winner, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

Alone in Berlin

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Jenny.

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The book we have chosen for our February reading group is Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada. Vivid, haunting & raw.

Running is the perfect way to train your brain

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Jenny.

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Want to help your memory, get running!…

Have a break to boost your memory power

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.

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Scientists have always known that sleeping helps consolidate memory by allowing your mind to sift through recently gained knowledge and file it in the brain. But this new research suggests that even a short rest or break while conscious could help it sort and retain information. The findings by New York University, which appear in [...]

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Brain Power: The Broccoli Boost

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.

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Eating food rich in magnesium such as spinach and broccoli could boost memory and brain power, scientists claim. Research suggests that an increase in magnesium in the brain improves learning and memory. The study, published in Neuron, said that increasing magnesium intake may starve off the effects of ageing. By Richard Alleyne, The Daily Telegraph, [...]

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Milk

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.

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January’s Viewing Group choice is Milk, directed by Gus van Sant. Brilliantly directed, wonderfully cast and an unforgetable true story with impeccable screenplay.

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Cutting for Stone

Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.

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The book we have chosen for our January reading group is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese…a novel that can be described in 3 words as epic, sprawling and vivid.