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How to Overcome Chronic Lateness. Boy with cerebral palsy learns to walk after special school helps 'retrain' his brain. Sonny Pikett, seven, was born two months early and struggling to breatheHis parents, Louise and Adrian, were told he had suffered brain damageThey were also told that he would probably have cerebral palsyBy the age of three he couldn't walk, talk, crawl or sit up unaidedHe then started at a special school for children with disabilities - PACE There, specialists use repetition to teach undamaged parts of his brain to take over the function of some of the damaged partsHe can now sit up, walk with a frame, crawl and communicate By Emma Innes Published: 09:06 GMT, 12 May 2014 | Updated: 09:42 GMT, 12 May 2014 A child with severe cerebral palsy has learned to sit up unsupported, to walk with a frame and to crawl unaided after joining a special school where his brain is ‘retrained’.

Sonny Pikett, seven, had problems eating and could not control his head, roll over or sit up until he became a student at PACE in Buckinghamshire. ‘For me personally, it is remarkable. Source: NHS Choices. Eternal Curves. That this kind of hourglass figure is not only typical of the women men pay to look at, such as Playboy Playmates and adult film stars, but is also a preference found in many different social groups and cultural settings, suggests it has been shaped over millennia by evolutionary forces, like our tastes for sugar and fat.

The preferred women are remarkably alike, and the similarity of their measurements and men’s reactions to them further suggests that there is a specific template buried deep in men’s minds. It is likely that men who preferred curvy hourglass figures in women had more children who carried their fathers’ preferences down to the present. Still, how could an hourglass figure relate to a woman’s success as a mother? The answer is not at all obvious. But over the past several years, we have been demonstrating that it has a lot to do with intelligence. What it comes down to, in a word, is fat. What Men “Know” Without Knowing Fat City but Skimpy on Omega-3s A Very Hip Head Start. How to Remember Like a Pro. Most people don't want to be memory athletes, but they would like to remember things more easily and reliably. These techniques can accomplish that. Besides, they're fun. Ancient Greek orators were noted for their ability to give hours-long speeches from memory.

How did they pull off such astonishing feats? Since images are much easier to remember than words, they invented a visual imaging technique through which thoughts were mentally captured as images in the mind’s eye, and they recalled what was to be said by recalling the images. One common imaging technique is known as a "method of location" (MoL). Here is a simple example: Consider the living room of your apartment or house. You can use other locations or maps, such as your body, specific places in your car, or highly familiar routes in your backyard or at work. These techniques work, even for older people with no formal memory training. Modernizing the Mnemonic Both MoL groups outperformed the controls. Thickening of the Brain. Child Development. How to Use the Psychology of Color to Increase Website Conversions.

Color wields enormous sway over our attitudes and emotions. When our eyes take in a color, they communicate with a region of the brain known as the hypothalamus, which in turn sends a cascade of signals to the pituitary gland, on to the endocrine system, and then to the thyroid glands. The thyroid glands signal the release of hormones, which cause fluctuation in mood, emotion, and resulting behavior. Research from QuickSprout indicates that 90% of all product assessments have to do with color.

“Color,” writes Neil Patel, is “85% of the reason you purchased a specific product.” It’s a no-brainer fact of any website that color affects conversions. Big time. So, the bottom line is: use the right colors, and you win. What is Color Psychology? In order to really appreciate the tips below, you’ll benefit from a little information on color psychology. Color psychology is the science of how color affects human behavior. There are key facts of color theory that are indisputable. The right way 1. 2.

Www.kellymccausey.com/personality-types.pdf. Take a personality test. Video Causes Natural Hallucinations. Who needs drugs when you have science? If you follow the video’s instructions, when you look away you will continue to see wavy lines in your wall or on the floor. This happens due to an optical illusion that is the result of repeated psychological stimulation. When the video ends and you look away, your brain still expects to see the waves, and therefore it creates them for you. Saying the letters out loud doesn’t really play a role, it just ensures that you are focusing on the center of the screen, where you can best receive the stimulus.

For best results, view the video full screen on an HD display. WARNING: Please use your discretion when viewing. You can tell how intelligent a man is by LOOKING at him. Team baffled by results - and found they do not work on womenSay prediction was not based on face shape - but a combination of facial features By Mark Prigg Published: 18:13 GMT, 31 March 2014 | Updated: 20:03 GMT, 31 March 2014 Researchers have found we have an inbuilt ability to tell how intelligent a man is just by looking at them. The team from the Czech Republic found people we unable to perform the same deduction on women. The team admit they are baffled as to how we do it - and say it does not appear to be based on symmetry of the alignment of features.

The Czech team said faces that are perceived as highly intelligent are longer, with a wide distance between the eyes. The perception of lower intelligence is associated with broader, more rounded faces. Faces that are perceived as highly intelligent are rather prolonged with a broader distance between the eyes, a larger nose, a slight upturn to the corners of the mouth, and a sharper, pointing, less rounded chin.

NLP course Australia, Life Coach Certification & training Australia. The Top 4 Romantic Wishes of Men and Women. Robert Indiana, Yale Digital Commons Why should men and women try to please one another? For love’s sake. The world of love can be an easily solved mystery of emotional giving and receiving best depicted in a quote from Dr. Leo Buscaglia: "What love we've given we will have forever. What love we fail to give is lost for all eternity. " In my own research, I have found that women are a slightly more faithful group, as confirmed by talks with sociologist W.

So, yes, women do want commitment—but that’s not all. Dr. ... " 1. Essentially women believe in a "we" relationship rather than an "I" relationship, as Randi Gunther, Ph.D. notes: “We" is a state of mind and heart. 2. Nicole M. 3. The late sexologist Carol Botwin says withholding traits carry over into sex and dooms relationships as noted in her book, Love Crisis: Hit-and-run Lovers, Jugglers, Sexual Stingies. " 4. 1. Edward O. 2. 3. Sonja Lyubomirsky - Imperfect Pearls, talks of the forgiveness factor that takes some pondering. 4.

References: What makes extraverts happier than introverts? A more active 'desire system' Researchers analysed over 1,300 peopleExtroverts more likely to seek and spend more time on rewarding activitiesExtroverts also derived more enjoyment from reading than introverts By Mark Prigg Published: 21:57 GMT, 13 March 2014 | Updated: 08:43 GMT, 14 March 2014 Extrpverts are happier than introverts because of a more effective 'desire' system', researchers have discovered.

Previous theories had claimed the the effect was caused by a more effective pleasure system - but that has now been discounted. To make their discovery, researchers analysed over 1,300 people, tracking their response to 14,000 activities. Extraverts are more likely to seek and spend more time on rewarding activities, researchers believe 'Extroverts, because of their active nature, are more likely to seek and spend more time on rewarding activities,' the researchers said in the journal. 'When they do so, they also experience a higher boost in momentary happiness as compared to their introverted counterparts.

Give all pupils an A... at the start of term! 'Silly' classroom guide criticised. Influential Royal Society of Arts says motivating move would boost gradesPupils would have to work to keep high grade and would not be able to 'fail'Critics blast suggestion say it is fake and dishonest towards children By Laura Clark Published: 00:50 GMT, 14 March 2014 | Updated: 08:28 GMT, 14 March 2014 The charity says children will be more motivated to work if they have an encouraging start All children should start the school year with an A grade and should never be told they have failed, according to a controversial guide for teachers. Pupils should be awarded the top grade automatically and told to work to maintain it, the influential Royal Society of Arts says.

The charity claims teachers should harness the motivating power of ‘loss aversion’. All pupils should be given an A in a particular subject and must continuously improve to keep it. ‘Consider having each pupil start with an A or a number of gold stars, with points or stars docked when appropriate,’ the guide says. How to make yourself do something when you just don’t want to. Where In The World You Can Find The Best Schools — And The Happiest Kids.