How to Improve Cognitive Skills, Your Core Mental Abilities
Improving cognitive skills such as attention, memory, and information organization boosts your ability to focus, learn, and solve problems.
Mental Performance
Browse all the original, in-depth, and evidence-based articles on Be Brain Fit that are relevant to mental performance.
Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs): How to Break the Habit
Automatic negative thoughts can become overwhelmingly stressful, but can be overcome with simple techniques to challenge and control them.
How to Increase BDNF, Key Protein for Healthy Brain Cells
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) encourages the formation of new brain cells and protects existing ones. Learn how to boost your BDNF level.
Top 10 Meditation Techniques and Tips for Beginners
Beginners can find meditation frustrating. These top 10 beginner’s techniques and tips make meditation easier to start and stay with.
Brain-Boosting Effects of Isolated Nicotine (new evidence)
New research shows that isolated nicotine can enhance brain function and may be helpful in treating a number of brain-related disorders.
The Brain Benefits of Learning a Second Language
Learning a second language improves cognitive abilities like intelligence and memory while lowering risks for brain aging, dementia, and Alzheimer’s.
How To Be More Creative: 10 Proven Techniques
You can learn how to be more creative. Creativity is mostly skill, not just a gift, and this skill can be developed. Start with these 10 proven ways.
