Improving Cognition and Emotional Health

A mindfulness metaphor - understanding mindfulness and attention exercise

3/26/2016

by matt bridgman

How are your mind and a puppy alike?

In my post on improving memory, starting with attention, I linked to articles dealing with improving attention and dealing with mindfulness. The brain was likened to muscles needing exercise. I would like to talk in more detail about the use of mindfulness as a way of exercising attention.

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Want to improve your memory? Start with your attention.

3/26/2016

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by matt bridgman

In an earlier post, discussing an overview of cognition, I described a few of the basic components of memory. These main components were: attention, learning, organization, storage, and retrieval.

I also discussed memory as if it is a file cabinet ...

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What is "cognition" anyway?

3/12/2016

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The word "cognition" refers to our thinking skills. In neuropsychology, we discuss cognition in terms of 5 main areas (sometimes called "domains") of thinking skills: attention, language, visual-perceptual skills, memory, and executive skills. Social cognition is sometimes also considered as another domain. Let's explore these areas a little further...

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A mindfulness metaphor - understanding mindfulness and attention exercise

Want to improve your memory? Start with your attention.

What is "cognition" anyway?

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A mindfulness metaphor - understanding mindfulness and attention exercise

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What is "cognition" anyway?﻿

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What is "cognition" anyway?