Update: Mindful Brain Training and “The End of the Prozac Generation”

Time for Sharp­Brains’ March 2014 e‑newsletter. We hope you enjoy these thought-pro­vok­ing arti­cles about how to enhance our brains and minds…and hope­ful­ly trans­form brain care and men­tal health along the way.

New think­ing:

• How does mind­ful­ness improve self-con­trol and exec­u­tive functioning?
• Top 10 Things Your Brain Does Behind the Scenes
• (Inter­view in Span­ish) Cor­riendo creamos más neu­ronas que andando

New tools: 

• Brain Train­ing And The End Of The Prozac Generation
• New vir­tu­al real­i­ty plat­forms for brain health assess­ments and ther­a­pies: Ocu­lus Rift, Morpheus

New research: 

• Demen­tia rates could be reduced by 38% via cog­ni­tive training
• Is work­ing mem­o­ry train­ing the pri­or­i­ty for ADHD patients?

Have a great month of April!