Posts Tagged ‘healthy-brain’
On The Brain
Very intense week, and very fun. I will be writing more about this week’s 3 speaking events, but let me say now that our key messages 1) our brains remain flexible during our lifetimes, 2) we can refine our brains with targeted practice, 3) good brain exercise, or “mental cross-training”, requires novelty, variety, and increasing level…
Read MoreBrain Fitness @ Education, Training, Health events
In what category does Brain Fitness fit? Education, Productivity and Training, Health? Most of the interest so far has come from a Healthy Aging angle, but we are starting to see broader interest, as in the events below. After all, isn’t working on our brains relevant to all those markets?. 2 busy weeks: I am…
Read MoreBrain Fitness and SharpBrains.com in the Press
Growing media attention on the brain fitness field. At least on the “Healthy Aging” segment (I predict the media with catch up soon with developments in other areas, from cognitive training for kids and adults with ADD/ ADHD to stroke and TBI rehabilitation, to peak performance for corporate training). First, a superb article by Leslie…
Read MoreEvery man can, if he so desires, sculpt his own brain
Our daily thoughts and actions, learnings, meditation, cognitive therapy, the growing number of software-based programs, and more, are “sculpting” tools to sharpen our brain
Read MoreNeuroplasticity 101 and Brain Health Glossary
Given the growing number of articles in the popular press mentioning words such as “neuroplasticity”, “fMRI” and “cognitive reserve”, let’s review some key findings, concepts and terms. First, a prescient quote by Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852–1934): “Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor his own brain”. Thanks to new neuroimaging…
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…
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