Executive Function Brain Trainer Podcast
Darius Namdaran and Dr Erica Warren
The Executive Function Brain Trainer Podcast, co-hosted by Dr. Erica Warren and Darius Namdaran, is a biweekly exploration into improving executive functions. The series transforms complex brain science into accessible, practical strategies for enhancing cognitive skills. It investigates areas like boosting memory, improving cognitive flexibility, and offers tailored strategies. The podcast also examines lifestyle factors and technology on cognitive performance. Aimed at a diverse audience, from students to professionals, this podcast offers a practical guide for enhancing mental capabilities.
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Oct 27, 2021 • 41min
#3 Becoming Unconsciously Competent: Learning Skills to Automaticity
Automaticity is the ability to complete tasks without occupying the conscious mind. These tasks become an automatic, unconscious response pattern or habit. This episode reveals the benefits of automaticity for learning and the steps required to achieve this goal.Steps of automaticity: Make a conscious choice to acquire a habit. Focus all your attention on this task and manage all distractions. Repeatedly learn small sets of information. Making your training progressively more difficult. “Slow (careful) is - Smooth is fast.” Decrease the time it takes to complete the task. Practicing doing this task while doing something else. Finally, as Pablo Picasso once said, “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”Links: Dance Mat Typing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr Blink By Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/3beBje9 Multisensory Multiplication and Division to Melodies: https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/multisensory-multiplication-and-division-to-melodies?_pos=1&_sid=4f9f2f0c7&_ss=r Executive Functionings for Groups and Classes: https://tinyurl.com/4sx3eh3fhttps://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/courses/executive-functioning-games-for-groups-and-classes Dyslexia Productivity Coaching: http://dyslexiaproductivitycoaching.com/ Cognitive Flexibility: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/dyslexia-and-executive-function Dyslexia Quiz: https://bulletmapacademy.com/dyslexia-quiz/ Inhibitory Control: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/poor-executive-functioning?_pos=3&_sid=19d2b3888&_ss=r Metacognition: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/teaching-metacognitive-skills?_pos=1&_sid=8c4ed9b58&_ss=r Visualization: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/the-key-to-improved-attention-and-memory-for-optimal-learning?_pos=8&_sid=a9d61809a&_ss=r Inner Voice: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/inner-voice-app?_pos=1&_sid=604e0b13e&_ss=r Working Memory: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/tagged/working-memory Brought to you by:https://ivvi.app https://goodsensorylearning.com https://learningspecialistcourses.com https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/executive-functioning-coaching-assessment https://dropintoyourbestself.com/ www.learningtolearn.biz
Oct 12, 2021 • 35min
#2 How Can We Exercise and Improve Visualization Skills?
This episode continues our discussion on the mind’s eye and goes into ways we can exercise and improve one’s visualization capacity. We discuss the 10 visualization skills as defined by Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher. We will also teach you a game you can play with others to improve this needed skill.Links for reference of the topic: Visualization for Learning: https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/mindful-visualization-for-learning-document?_pos=3&_sid=37aca8e67&_ss=r The Visualization Game: https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/the-visualization-game?_pos=1&_sid=37aca8e67&_ss=r Visualization: The Secret Weapon to Learning Workshops: https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/1416663?_pos=2&_sid=37aca8e67&_ss=r Teaching Visualization PPT: https://goodsensorylearning.com/search?type=product&q=teaching+visualization+PPT Executive functioning and Study Skills Course: https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/courses/teaching-EF-and-study-strategies Executive Functionings for Groups and Classes: https://tinyurl.com/4sx3eh3fhttps://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/courses/executive-functioning-games-for-groups-and-classes Dyslexia Productivity Coaching: http://dyslexiaproductivitycoaching.com/ Cognitive Flexibility: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/dyslexia-and-executive-function Dyslexia Quiz: https://bulletmapacademy.com/dyslexia-quiz/ Inhibitory Control: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/poor-executive-functioning?_pos=3&_sid=19d2b3888&_ss=r Metacognition: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/teaching-metacognitive-skills?_pos=1&_sid=8c4ed9b58&_ss=r Visualization: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/the-key-to-improved-attention-and-memory-for-optimal-learning?_pos=8&_sid=a9d61809a&_ss=r Inner Voice: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/inner-voice-app?_pos=1&_sid=604e0b13e&_ss=r Working Memory: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/tagged/working-memory Brought to you by: https://ivvi.app https://goodsensorylearning.com https://learningspecialistcourses.com https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/executive-functioning-coaching-assessment https://dropintoyourbestself.com/ www.learningtolearn.biz
Oct 5, 2021 • 49min
#1 What is Visualization and How Can it Help Struggling Learners?
Visualization is the ability to create mental images within one’s mind. These imaginary pictures or mind movies enable us to see experiences from the past, conjure up ideas in the present, or even project visuals into the future. In our first podcast, we reviewed how visualization can improve memory, make books and other academic classes come alive, and improve our attention, and speed of learning.Links for reference of the topic: Go Dyslexia Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/go-dyslexia-podcast/id1104665925 Good Sensory Learning: https://goodsensorylearning.com/ Learning Specialist Courses: https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/ Dyslexia Explored: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dyslexia-explored/id1387645599 Visualization for Learning: https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/mindful-visualization-for-learning-document?_pos=3&_sid=37aca8e67&_ss=r The Visualization Game: https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/the-visualization-game?_pos=1&_sid=37aca8e67&_ss=r Visualization: The Secret Weapon to Learning Workshops: https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/1416663?_pos=2&_sid=37aca8e67&_ss=r Teaching Visualization PPT: https://goodsensorylearning.com/search?type=product&q=teaching+visualization+PPT Executive functioning and Study Skills Course: https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/courses/teaching-EF-and-study-strategies Executive Functionings for Groups and Classes: https://tinyurl.com/4sx3eh3fhttps://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/courses/executive-functioning-games-for-groups-and-classes Dyslexia Productivity Coaching: http://dyslexiaproductivitycoaching.com/ Cognitive Flexibility: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/dyslexia-and-executive-function Dyslexia Quiz: https://bulletmapacademy.com/dyslexia-quiz/ Inhibitory Control: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/poor-executive-functioning?_pos=3&_sid=19d2b3888&_ss=r Metacognition: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/teaching-metacognitive-skills?_pos=1&_sid=8c4ed9b58&_ss=r Visualization: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/the-key-to-improved-attention-and-memory-for-optimal-learning?_pos=8&_sid=a9d61809a&_ss=r Inner Voice: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/inner-voice-app?_pos=1&_sid=604e0b13e&_ss=r Working Memory: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/tagged/working-memory Brought to you by: https://ivvi.app https://goodsensorylearning.com https://learningspecialistcourses.com https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/executive-functioning-coaching-assessment https://dropintoyourbestself.com/ www.learningtolearn.biz
Sep 28, 2021 • 13min
Intro to The Personal Brain Trainer Podcast
Hear about the genesis and purpose of this podcast, as well as background information about the hosts. Join us on an adventure to translate scientific jargon and brain research into simple metaphors and stories. We explore topics that will help you turbocharge your mind and steer around the invisible barriers so that you can achieve your goals. Links for reference: Go Dyslexia Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/go-dyslexia-podcast/id1104665925 Good Sensory Learning: https://goodsensorylearning.com/ Learning Specialist Courses: https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/ Dyslexia Explored: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dyslexia-explored/id1387645599 -The Stick Shift Thinker: https://bulletmapacademy.com/stickshift/Brought to you by https://ivvi.app https://goodsensorylearning.com https://learningspecialistcourses.com https://goodsensorylearning.com/products/executive-functioning-coaching-assessment https://dropintoyourbestself.com/ www.learningtolearn.biz
