Update: To improve memory and thinking, try the Mediterranean diet with added olive oil and nuts

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Time for Sharp­Brains’ May e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain and mind stud­ies, per­va­sive neu­rotech­nol­ogy news, and brain fit­ness insights.

New research:

• To improve mem­o­ry and think­ing skills, try the Mediter­ranean diet with added olive oil and nuts
• Sports-relat­ed con­cus­sions can impact aca­d­e­m­ic per­for­mance, espe­cial­ly in high school
• Sci­en­tists issue a call to action for TBI patients to ben­e­fit from lat­est neu­ro­science findings
• When fly­ing to Mars, make sure to mon­i­tor and enhance brain func­tion (radi­a­tion expo­sure can hurt performance)

New tools:

• Grow­ing demand for prod­ucts to enhance cog­ni­tion and memory
• Will con­sumer-led tran­scra­nial direct cur­rent stim­u­la­tion rev­o­lu­tion­ize or hurt men­tal health?
• Can bet­ter cog­ni­tive test­ing plat­forms accel­er­ate pharma’s Alzheimer’s research and devel­op­ment efforts?

New report on innovation & IP:

• In the news: How non-inva­sive neu­rotech­nol­o­gy will enhance work and life
• Info­graph­ic on Per­va­sive Neu­rotech­nol­o­gy: A Ground­break­ing Analy­sis of 10,000+ Patent Filings
• Nielsen: #1 Hold­er of Per­va­sive Neu­rotech Intel­lec­tu­al Property
• Advanced Neu­ro­mod­u­la­tion Sys­tems (St Jude Med­ical): #2 Hold­er of Per­va­sive Neu­rotech IP
• Medtron­ic ranked #3 Hold­er of Per­va­sive Neu­rotech IP
• Microsoft ranked #4 Hold­er of Per­va­sive Neu­rotech IP

Have a great month of June!