As we age, our brain has a harder time dealing with distractions. Brains get stronger by eliminating distractions rather than pushing to overcome them.
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Michael Motes, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
- Head of neuroimaging for the Center for BrainHealth's Middle School Brain Years project
- Research at BrainHealth has explored the brain bases of changes in cognitive abilities associated with development and normal aging, dementia, depression, Gulf War Syndrome, and autism
- Research interests include better understanding of development and training of higher-level reasoning abilities
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