Update: New book by Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson describes how long-term meditation can improve our minds, brains, and bodies

_______________ Time for Sharp­Brains’ Sep­tem­ber e‑newsletter, this time dis­cussing a range of top­ics from med­i­ta­tion research to the first FDA-cleared dig­i­tal ther­a­peu­tic to upcom­ing events at the fron­tier of applied brain sci­ence. Also, a warn­ing: Par­ents, coach­es, teach­ers, –you can read why below–  let’s find safer sports for kids to play than Amer­i­can foot­ball. New research…

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News about Neuroplasticity, Learning, Dance, ADHD, Brain Training, Smell, and more

Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ enewslet­ter, start­ing with this fas­ci­nat­ing arti­cle about What Edu­ca­tors and Par­ents Should Know About Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, Learn­ing and Dance. Enjoy! New brain research: Rais­ing a teen with ADHD adds sig­nif­i­cant stress to parents–especially to moth­ers Smell tests to help detect brain injury and neu­rode­gen­er­a­tive ail­ments Cog­ni­tive deficits con­tin­ue long term…

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August e‑newsletter: Inside Out, Coffee, Stress, Poverty, Exercise, Brain Training, and more SharpBrains News

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ August e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain-relat­ed news and stud­ies, and fea­tur­ing Four “Inside Out” insights to dis­cuss and improve our kids’ emo­tion­al lives (and our own). New stud­ies: With excep­tions, mod­er­ate cof­fee drink­ing may help pro­tect against mild cog­ni­tive impair­ment Struc­tur­al brain dif­fer­ences due to child­hood pover­ty may account for 20% of…

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Update: Latest thinking and neuro-tools to promote lifelong brain health

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ June e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key news and insights around brain health inno­va­tion. New think­ing to pro­mote life­long brain health Why cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py (CBT) should be first-line treat­ment for chron­ic insom­nia Solv­ing the Brain Fit­ness Puz­zle Is the Key to Self-Empow­ered Aging The Dig­i­tal Rev­o­lu­tion Meets the Human Brain El nego­cio del…

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April 2015 Update: Latest neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news and brain fit­ness insights

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ April e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news and brain fit­ness insights…and includ­ing a fun brain teas­er at the end. Upcom­ing events: Neu­roGam­ing con­fer­ence + ESCoNS Sum­mit in San Fran­cis­co (dis­count code: Sharp­Brains) Online course on ADHD treat­ments to include com­ple­men­tary 1‑year treat­ment mon­i­tor­ing sys­tem (dis­count code: sharp2015) New research: The best brain supplement…

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