Each blue dot below represents one of the 300 people registered so far in 27 countries to watch the latest on neuroplasticity and brain health, accessing the presentations by 40+ scientists and pioneers recorded during the 2012 SharpBrains Virtual Summit.
You can check out the full Agenda here. And this is what participants had to say about the quality of the presentations:
The SharpBrains Summit is a rare vehicle for getting multiple expert perspectives on current developments in improving brain function in a concise and clear way. The Summit is a valuable resource for both experts and non-experts. — Dr. Michael Posner, Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon
The 2012 SharpBrains Summit was fantastic– it is clear that we are moving into a new phase in studying human performance using big data. Our bodies are outliving our brains– what we need most now is evidence-driven design to develop applications to help our brains remain as strong as our bodies! — Sheryl Flynn PT, PhD, CEO, Blue Marble Games
Coming from far-off New Zealand, the SharpBrains Virtual Summit was enlightening, exciting, interactive, accessible, and left me feeling much less isolation in my memory clinic work here. I am already discussing with several participants how to bring this knowledge to our respective communities. — Dr. Allison Lamont, Director, Christchurch Memory Clinic
An impressive virtual convocation of leading scientists and developers and adopters of cognitive enhancement technology; it would be hard to match in a single physical space. — Dr. Robert Bilder, Chief of Medical Psychology-Neuropsychology, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience
This was a seminal event, full of wonderful insights and remarkable initiatives, at a time when the brain is going mainstream.- Dr. Evian Gordon, Executive Chairman, Brain Resource
Imagine you are sitting at the Academy in ancient Athens. Socrates looks strait at you and says, “The unexamined life is not worth living”. That is precisely what happened to me when I attended the 2012 SharpBrains Virtual Summit. Well, Socrates did not address the Summit. It was Dr. Michael Posner, talking to me about meditation and enhancing the neural mechanisms underlying attention. It was Dr. Robert Bilder telling me about Crowdsourcing Big Brain Data and the 90% Solution. It was Kate Sullivan, sharing with me her experiences on cognitive retraining and rehabilitation of military personnel. These men and women and dozens of more speakers substantiated what Socrates said. Let’s examine what we can do to enhance living. — Anonymous
The annual SharpBrains Vrtual Summit is a convenient and surprisingly compelling forum for catching up on applied cognitive research from leaders in the field and for helping shape future brain health care. — Dr. Yaakov Stern, Cognitive Neuroscience Division Leader, Columbia University
The SharpBrains Summit is unique in its impressive ability to unite a diverse collection of cutting-edge thinkers in a “virtual” conference that is shared globally without a hitch. I am delighted and honored to have been able to participate in this Summit since its inception. — Dr. Adam Gazzaley, Director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center at UCSF
The SharpBrains Summit provides common ground for practitioners, scientists and industry leaders to work towards the common goal of driving brain health and fitness forward with a thoughtful, analytical and practical approach. The virtual relationships you can form through this conference are priceless. — Kate Sullivan, Director of the Brain Fitness Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
The 2012 SharpBrains Summit proved to be a highly rewarding, enjoyable and extremely useful experience. The hands-on information-rich workshops are helping take our current efforts to the next level — Josep M Tormos, Research Coordinator, Institut Guttmann
The SharpBrains Summit brings together leaders in all relevant cognitive fields from business to academic communities, as well as providing a forum to address the evolution of this emerging industry. — Stanley Yang, CEO, NeuroSky
I cannot recommend the SharpBrains Virtual Summit highly enough. It’s a fantastic forum for knowledge sharing in the complex area of brain health providing access and discussion with world leaders in the field. — David Coleiro, Partner, Strategic North
Great example of how bringing scientific leaders and innovators together can spur thoughtful discussion about our most vital organ – the brain. Brain science is a rapidly changing field with expansion and developments happening in small pockets around the world. The virtual summit facilitates the escalation of public attention on brain health and informs translation of scientific discovery into implementation. — Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, Director, Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas
The SharpBrains Summit is a great gathering place for the ‘inside edition’ of what is happening at the neuroscience/consumer interface. — Joan Parsons, CEO, start-up
A very time-efficient manner to get a state of the art update on the latest innovations in assessing and promoting brain health, and from the comfort of your own office. — Dr. Keith Wesnes, Practice Leader, Bracket/ United BioSource Corporation
The in-depth workshops worked extremely well. They were meatier and applied directly to the work we are doing. We were encouraged to see the variety of ways in which emerging knowledge is being put into practice. — Anonymous
The summit is a great place to learn about the latest developments in technology for cognitive and brain health and wellness. Plus the water cooler chats are a very efficient way to connect with other people in the field leading to some very important local, national and international opportunities. — Sherrie All, PhD, Mather LifeWays
The SharpBrains Virtual Summit is the single global point of contact for cognitive health innovators, highlighting the state-of-the-art themes in technology, research and consumer demand. — Jaan Tulviste, CEO, Cognuse
Great combination of emerging research with real life case studies. It puts us several years ahead of what appears in more popular publication sources and conferences. — Steve Zanon, Founder, Proactive Ageing
There is perhaps no better opportunity to expand one’s mind on how to address brain-based challenges that impact our communities than to attend a SharpBrains Summit. — Dr. Peter Whitehouse, Professor, Case Western Reserve University
A virtual format is the best way to go …no travel no worry and no hurry. The SharpBrains team has done another fantastic job, producing the best brain conference available today. — Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD, President, Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation
The 2012 SharpBrains Summit was a highly efficient way to get a sense of where the complex and sprawling field of brain fitness and cognitive enhancement stands, and where it is heading. — Jonas Jendi, VP and GM, Cogmed/ Pearson Clinical Assessments
This summit is a MUST for all those working in the cognitive/brain health field — latest research and current applications make this conference HIGHLY relevant! Amazing speakers, and without any time spent on travel. — Patty Gould, Center Director, LearningRx
The virtual format provides unparalleled access to knowledge presented by a diverse cadre of professionals across the filed of brain health and fitness. It enhanced my ability to think deeply about both challenges and opportunities to enhance brain health and overall wellness across the lifespan. — Erica Boisvert, The Synapse Connection
The SharpBrains Virtual Summit was a amazing opportunity to connect with and learn from other professionals to help bridge the gap between the emerging science of neuroplasticity and how in practice we develop young brains and minds — Sandra Heusel, Eaton Arrowsmith School