On Awe, Healthy Eating, Mental Health, Ethical Neurotech, and more

By SharpBrains | October 29, 2019

_____ Time to wrap-up anoth­er very active month with our Sharp­Brains e‑newsletter sum­ma­riz­ing excit­ing devel­op­ments in brain research, health­care and tech­nol­o­gy — plus a cou­ple fun brain teasers to spark curios­i­ty and inno­va­tion :-) New brain research: Brain scans shed light on the brain net­works sup­port­ing Awe For World Men­tal Health Day let’s review how a healthy…

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Update: Trained older brains can outperform untrained younger ones at demanding cognitive tasks

By SharpBrains | August 29, 2019

_______________ Time for Sharp­Brains e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing the lat­est research, tools and think­ing for life­long brain health and men­tal well-being — and a cou­ple fun brain teasers :-) New brain research: Can trained old­er brains out­per­form untrained younger ones at demand­ing cog­ni­tive tasks? Quick answer: YES Sep­tem­ber 17th @ UC Berke­ley: Dis­rupt­ing neu­rode­gen­er­a­tive dis­eases New neu­rotech and…

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On neuroplasticity, psychedelics, forest bathing, drinking, sleep and more: The Month in Review

By SharpBrains | August 27, 2018

___ Dear read­er, It’s time for Sharp­Brains month­ly e‑newsletter explor­ing the lat­est think­ing, sci­ence and tools for life­long brain health and men­tal well-being. Enjoy! New research: Psy­che­delics can pro­mote neur­al plas­tic­i­ty in the pre­frontal cor­tex and expand path­ways for men­tal health Drink­ing up to 5–8 glass­es of wine or beer a week not seen to increase dementia…

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$3 million available for innovative solutions aimed at older adults via The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI)

By SharpBrains | August 30, 2017

_______ Cen­tre for Aging + Brain Health Inno­va­tion announces up to $3 mil­lion in fund­ing avail­able to sup­port indus­try inno­va­tions in the field of aging and brain health (press release): “The Cen­tre for Aging + Brain Health Inno­va­tion (CABHI) announced today the sec­ond round of fund­ing avail­able through its Indus­try Inno­va­tion Part­ner­ship Pro­gram (I2P2). This…

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