April 2015 Update: Latest neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news and brain fit­ness insights

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Time for Sharp­Brains’ April e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news and brain fit­ness insights…and includ­ing a fun brain teas­er at the end.

Upcoming events:

• Neu­roGam­ing con­fer­ence + ESCoNS Sum­mit in San Fran­cis­co (dis­count code: SharpBrains)
• Online course on ADHD treat­ments to include com­ple­men­tary 1‑year treat­ment mon­i­tor­ing sys­tem (dis­count code: sharp2015)

New research:

• The best brain sup­ple­ment to delay mem­o­ry and think­ing decline: A men­tal­ly stim­u­lat­ing job
• Dietary inter­ven­tions can help chil­dren with ADHD (espe­cial­ly with prop­er mon­i­tor­ing and adjustment)
• How Einstein’s brain helps study intel­li­gence and life­long neuroplasticity
• Brain train­ing can work when prop­er­ly targeted…as in this new vision study

New tools:

• New $100M invest­ment in Cana­da to accel­er­ate brain health innovation
• Brain train­ing gains trac­tion in Europe with Peak and Mem­o­ra­do fund­ing rounds
• Is it a videogame, or an FDA-approved med­ical treatment?
• Mobile apps to assess brain waves and improve dri­ving safety
• EEG sys­tems get­ting ready to inte­grate brain activ­i­ty mon­i­tor­ing into dai­ly living

New thinking:

• Why address­ing brain health pri­or­i­ties requires open sci­ence (8‑minute video)
• New report by the Insti­tute of Med­i­cine on cog­ni­tive health promotion
• How mind­ful­ness med­i­ta­tion is infil­trat­ing the cor­po­rate world
• Now in Span­ish: Cuidar la salud men­tal va a ser uno de los mandatos del siglo XXI

 

Final­ly, here’s a brain teas­er to test your atten­tion and mem­o­ry: Can you iden­ti­fy Apple’s logo?

Have a great month of May