Neuroscientist Lisa Genova, author of the beautiful novel Still Alice, releases non-fiction book on Memory

A Neuroscientist’s Poignant Study of How We For­get Most Things in Life (The New York­er): Any study of mem­o­ry is, in the main, a study of its frailty. In “Remem­ber,” an engross­ing sur­vey of the lat­est research, Lisa Gen­o­va explains that a healthy brain quick­ly for­gets most of what pass­es into con­scious aware­ness. The fragments…

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Why investment in brain research is an intelligent investment

Healthy Brain: Healthy Europe Con­fer­ence (speech by the Euro­pean Com­mis­sion­er for Research, Inno­va­tion and Sci­ence): “…Brain research and inno­va­tion con­tribute to Europe 2020‘s, aims not just by improv­ing qual­i­ty of life and help­ing inte­grate patients back into their social and work­ing lives, but also 

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Promoting Mental Agility through Cognitive Control and Mental Representation

The words, The Agile Mind cap­tured my atten­tion imme­di­ate­ly. The title con­veyed ener­gy, inno­va­tion, change, bounc­ing on a tram­po­line in my head. I knew that inves­ti­gat­ing the book would be an adven­ture. As soon as the book The Agile Mind by Wilma Kout­staal was in my hands, I explored the 24-page index, look­ing for my favorite topic,…

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MetLife Mature Market Institute: Meaning, Purpose and Cognitive Health for a Lifelong Good Life

Increased longevi­ty has gen­er­at­ed many ques­tions and much inter­est in healthy aging and retire­ment lifestyles over the recent decades. As Amer­i­cans become edu­cat­ed regard­ing lifestyle choic­es that con­tribute to both phys­i­cal and men­tal health, the def­i­n­i­tion of healthy aging has expand­ed to include brain health. The notion of retire­ment as a time of with­draw­al from…

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The brain virtues of physical exercise

Dr. Adri­an Pre­da, our newest Expert Con­trib­u­tor, writes today the first in a series of thought-pro­­vok­ing arti­cles, chal­leng­ing us to think about phys­i­cal exer­cise as the best and most unap­pre­ci­at­ed form of “brain exer­cise”. A superb arti­cle. And one thing is clear, he points out: “the brain real­ly likes it when it’s asked to be…

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Looking inside the Brain: is my Brain Fit?

Today we have the plea­sure to have Dr. Pas­cale Mich­e­lon, one of our new Expert Con­trib­u­tors, write her first arti­cle here. Enjoy, and please com­ment so we hear your thoughts and engage in a nice con­ver­sa­tion. (Btw, if you notice some sim­i­lar­i­ty between the col­ors in the fMRI scan below and the look & feel…

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