Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: October 31, 2013

This past week, we released four brand-new exercises in BrainHQ.ca focused on improving your brain's NAVIGATION SKILLS.

The exercises will help you improve your sense of direction, learn to make and manipulate "mental maps", improve your spatial rotation skills and help you avoid potential hazards as you navigate through your day. We have made Right Turn available for the next few days for your free trial - During your training please keep in mind that your brain will only develop new neural pathways if the exercises are demanding!

Improve your brain's power and please let us know how we can help!

Kind Regards, Frieda Fanni President DynamicBrain Inc. DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation.

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Book of the Month, Recommended by Dr. Michael Merzenich
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence (2013)
Dr. Daniel Goleman

What is focus? By discussing three types of focus - "inner," "outer," and "other" - Daniel Goleman's new book explores how focus affects our daily activities and abilities. Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, draws on his life's work as a psychologist and journalist to dig into scientific research, specific case studies, and his own experiences to define and describe the concepts of focus as well as share useful techniques for improving your focus.

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