Our Play Times monthly newsletter includes a Play Note –science based insights on how being playful benefits our lives– along with news items and the latest editions of peer reviewed play journals November Play Times contains the Play Note “Rediscovering Play: Why Adults Need It as Much as Kids” All issues of Play Times and all issues of Play Notes.
Podcasts are audio versions of our Play Notes –science based insights on how being playful impacts our lives. The current podcast explains why adults need play as much as children and provides tips for how to begin adding play to your life; it is based on our November Play Note. Review text versions of all our Play Notes.
Watch Play = Your Brain at Its Best! This webinar explains how Play is more than fun, it’s a powerful fertilizer for your mind. Dr. Jeff Burgdorf, senior affective neuroscience researcher and former graduate student of Jaak Panksepp, shares insights on how our brains are performing at their peak when we’re playing. All webinars.
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