Posts Tagged ‘cognitive-benefits’
Given cognitive strengths and needs are diverse, what brain training may work best for each person and under which conditions?
Does ‘Brain Training’ Actually Work? (Scientific American): If there were an app on your phone that could improve your memory, would you try it? Who wouldn’t want a better memory? After all, our recollections are fragile and can be impaired by diseases, injuries, mental health conditions and, most acutely for all of us, aging.
Read MoreLarge UC study to investigate when and how brain training transfers (or does not) to broader cognitive and health benefits
Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits (UC press release): How does memory training lead to cognitive benefits? Aaron Seitz, director of the Brain Game Center for mental fitness and well-being at the University of California, Riverside, has wrestled with this question for several years. Now he and Susanne Jaeggi, an associate professor…
Read MoreNext: Scalable, medication-free relief of cognitive symptoms related to Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
———- At-Home Cognitive Remediation May Provide Medication-Free Symptom Relief for Neuropsychological Issues Associated with Multiple Sclerosis (press release): “Cognitive impairment is one of the core symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS)—and one of its most troubling concerns for many people with the condition. Now, a new study from NYU Langone Medical Center may provide hope for…
Read MoreGrowing evidence that brain health requires personalized, multi-pronged interventions
. The Right Dose of Exercise for the Aging Brain (New York Times): “A small amount of exercise may improve our ability to think as we age, but more may not be better, according to a new study of exercise and cognition… In general, the researchers found, most of the exercisers showed improvement in their thinking…
Read MoreResearch trend: The brain benefits of learning and speaking a second language
— What happens in the brain when you learn a language? (The Guardian): “Learning a foreign language can increase the size of your brain. This is what Swedish scientists discovered when they used brain scans to monitor what happens when someone learns a second language. The study is part of
Read MoreUpdate: ¿Habla Español? Know someone who’d enjoy a great brain book in Spanish?
Time for SharpBrains’ February e‑Newsletter, this time featuring the global launch of our new book, in Spanish, Cómo invertir en su cerebro: Una guía SharpBrains para mejorar su mente y su vida, available already as a soft-cover and e‑book! –> If you speak Spanish, please get a copy for yourself. También puede ver el video de la charla de…
Read More