Posts Tagged ‘cognitive-interventions’
Cognitive Enhancement, Aging Baby Boomers, and the Legal Profession
A quick note to alert you of two very interesting, growing, and somehow linked debates: 1) Very insightful article on The Aging of the Baby Boomers: What Does It Mean for the Legal Profession (thank you, Stephanie!). Some quotes: — “As I pen this article, it seems as though I’m writing about someone else the…
Read MoreBrain Fitness Program: How to Evaluate and Choose One
The holidays are approaching and you can expect many software and game developers to advertise their products aggressively, trying to get you buy their “brain training” products for you or as a gift for a loved one. The good news is that there are more and more tools we can use to keep mentally stimulated and…
Read MoreUse It or Lose It, and Cells that Fire together Wire together
Everyone has heard of “Use It or Lose It.” Now…what is “It”? Last week I gave a talk at the Italian Consulate in San Francisco, and one of the areas attendees seemed to enjoy the most was learning about what our brains are and how they work, peaking into the “black box” of our minds. Without understanding…
Read More11 Neuroscientists Debunk a Common Myth about Brain Training
Last Monday, NPR (very good US-based radio station) had a program on “do brain training programs work?” that reflected very old-fashioned thinking. In short, the guest speakers talked and talked about the importance of nutrition and physical exercise (both very important, as we have covered in this blog multiple times), and expressed skepticism about the…
Read MoreAre there herbal and vitamin supplements that will protect my memory?
Omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids found in cold-water fish may be helpful to long term brain health.Folic acid may also be helpful to both cognitive function and hearing.Ginkgo biloba and DHEA do not appear to help your brain.There is still more research to be done and never dismiss the placebo effect!Omega‑3 fatty acids found in cold-water fish such as mackerel, herring, salmon, and tuna look more promising. Giuliano Fontani’s work at the University of Siena in Italy associated omega‑3 supplementation with improved attentional and physiological functions, particularly those involving complex cortical processing.
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