Posts Tagged ‘human-capital’
Why stress regulation and working memory are core building blocks of lifelong resilience
How anxiety affects your focus (BBC Worklife): Feel like you can’t concentrate on anything at the moment? You’re not alone. The extra anxiety caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has impaired our working memory, experts say … What’s happening is a malfunction of working memory: the ability to grasp incoming information, form it into a cohesive thought,…
Read MoreAccenture ranked #10 Holder of Pervasive Neurotech Intellectual Property*
Accenture is a multinational firm providing consulting, technology, and outsourcing services to enterprise clients. As human capital is the primary value driver for Accenture’s services, Accenture has devised large number of processes
Read MoreUpdate: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years (even APOE4 carriers)
___ Time for SharpBrains’ June 2014 e‑newsletter, featuring a wealth of insights, science reports, upcoming events, and fun brain teasers. First of all, let us highlight what may well become the research finding of the year. As you can read in Mental stimulation over genetics: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years, “For APOE4 carriers with…
Read MoreNeuroleadership, Human Capital and Technology in Washington, DC next week
Heads-up: Alvaro Fernandez will speak at the 2013 Neuroleadership Summit taking place next week in Washington, DC, with an overall theme of “The Neuroscience of Leadership Effectiveness.” His session is titled Technology Solutions and promises to spark stimulating conversations:
Read MoreBrain Fitness: Definition, Priorities, and Links to Neuroleadership and Human Capital
Yesterday we had a fun session on Brain Fitness during the Neuroleadership Summit taking place now in San Francisco, exploring opportunities to enhance performance and health of leaders and workforces by deploying both old tools (like breathing and meditation) and new ones (such as biofeedback and database-driven personalized brain training solutions). Here are a couple…
Read MoreMaking Healthy Choices: Primare Care and Prevention
Hiroshi Komiyama, President of the University of Tokyo and Chairperson of the Global Agenda Council on the Challenges of Gerontology I am a member of, just provided council members with a brief update of his participation in the recent World Economic Forum. Part of the proceedings are public — you may enjoy reading this panel write-up…
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