Brain and Being

Posts filed under: Executive Function Skills

Your teen’s executive functioning skills are like bad internet

How are a teenager's executive functioning skills like a bad internet connection? ...

The easy way to start a new habit

What does it take to start a new habit? Make better grades? Get in shape? Have better sleep habits? It all starts with just a couple of minutes a day. ...

Why can’t my students remember the things they learned?

Working memory is essential to learning. Without it, we would literally learn nothing. Nothing gets into long term memory that did not first spend some time in working memory.   A weak working memory is also one of the most...