Update: The SharpBrains Guide, adopted as core reader in neuroscience and coaching course

Time for Sharp­Brains’ July 2013 e‑newsletter, fea­turing a vari­ety of resources and arti­cles at the fron­tier of applied neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty and brain fit­ness. Enjoy the brain food!

New resources:

• Inter­view: The Sharp­Brains Guide, adopt­ed as core read­er in neu­ro­science and coach­ing course
• New Dis­cus­sion Guide for The Sharp­Brains Guide to Brain Fitness
• “Use it or lose it” requires trav­el­ling out of our com­fort zone

New sci­ence:

• Read­ing or watch­ing TV tonight?
• Can men­tal train­ing in com­pas­sion lead to altru­is­tic behav­ior and bet­ter health?
• Book review of Ungift­ed: Intel­li­gence Redefined
• Work­outs at the (New York­er) brain gym

New tech­nol­o­gy:

• FDA clears use of EEG-based ADHD test
• Nebras­ka foot­ball team devel­op­ing 10-minute con­cus­sion test
• Brain train­ing going main­stream: new cen­ter at Beth Israel Dea­coness Med­ical Center
• Can elec­tric­i­ty-based brain stim­u­la­tion har­ness neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty safely?

 

Final­ly, please make sure to review the impres­sive Speak­er Ros­ter at the upcom­ing 2013 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (Sept 19–20, held over the Inter­net so there is no need to trav­el). We hope you can join us!

Have a great summer.