Update: To train your brain, work as a physician, air traffic controller, financial analyst, or similar

 

Time for Sharp­Brains’ April 2014 e‑newsletter. If you’re look­ing for new think­ing, research and tools to enhance life­long brain health, let us sug­gest you’re in the right place!

New think­ing:

• Top insights about neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, emo­tion and cog­ni­tion, cour­tesy of our book read­ers  (In Span­ish: Prin­ci­pales con­cep­tos acer­ca de la neu­ro­plas­ti­ci­dad, las emo­ciones y la cog­ni­ción)
• The neu­ro­science of pos­i­tive, vision-based coaching
• How lead­ing mar­ket­ing pros train their brains, stay ahead of the curve
• Brain health par­a­digm shift: from one-time screen­ings to reg­u­lar cog­ni­tive assessments
• Medicare updates reim­burse­ment cri­te­ria for “main­te­nance” ther­a­py services

New research:

• Want to train your brain? Work as a physi­cian, air traf­fic con­troller, finan­cial ana­lyst (or similar)
• Study: Trau­mat­ic Brain Injury patients with high cog­ni­tive reserve recov­er 7 times better
• Beyond con­cus­sions: foot­ball-relat­ed hits impact brain’s white matter
• Is Autism Spec­trum Dis­or­der overdiagnosed?
• On the risks of mix­ing med­ical research with too much pome­gran­ate juice
• To improve total health and fit­ness, let’s enhance brain functioning

New tools:

• When was the last time you saw your brain? (That may change soon)
• Com­bin­ing Google Glass and mobile EEG headsets
• Accel­er­at­ing brain health research via online registries

Final­ly, we want to thank the 65 read­ers of The Sharp­Brains Guide to Brain Fit­ness and Cómo inver­tir en su cere­bro who have tak­en the time to leave excel­lent reviews via Ama­zon online stores (46 in the USA, 9 in Spain, 6 in the UK, 4 in Cana­da, and 1 in Mex­i­co so far). Thank You! Gracias!

Every­one — have a great month of May,

The Sharp­Brains Team