As a psychologist working with both flight students and flight personnel, I’m often asked about ways to improve cognitive performance. Students generally want to perform as well as possible in training, while managing a tight schedule in the context of a highly competitive peer group. Designated personnel typically want to remain sharp while flying and effectively manage competing priorities in their careers and personal lives.

So, how can a person improve their cognitive performance?

There are a number of tried and true ways to maintain and improve cognition. These are strategies you’ve all heard of before but maybe haven’t looked at in the context of your cognition. These strategies include diet/nutrition, stress management, sleep, and physical activity. In this post we are going to look at the power of exercise and physical activity in maintaining and........

© Psychology Today