Update: Well-targeted brain training might significantly reduce dementia risk

– M GLASSER, D VAN ESSEN/WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter. Hap­py reading!

New brain research

• ACTIVE study: Well-tar­get­ed brain train­ing might sig­nif­i­cant­ly reduce demen­tia risk
• To improve brain health you need BOTH aer­o­bic and cog­ni­tive exercise
• A new era of brain car­tog­ra­phy, pow­ered by neu­roimag­ing and machine learning

New tools for brain health and performance

• Akili rais­es an addi­tion­al $11.9M; brings Amgen, Mer­ck, Pfiz­er and Shire to the dig­i­tal med­i­cine table
• Shap­ing the Future of Human Enhancement
• Is Men­tal Health ready to start tran­si­tion­ing towards mea­sur­able brain cir­cuits, away from sub­jec­tive symptoms?

New thinking

• See­ing cog­ni­tive diver­si­ty as an asset to build on, not a prob­lem to avoid
• To stim­u­late your brain, find new ways to chal­lenge your­self every day
• Adding mind­ful­ness to the PTSD therapist’s toolkit
• 10 com­pli­men­ta­ry pass­es for 2016 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit announced

Final­ly, a quick reminder: Ear­ly-bird rates to par­tic­i­pate in the 2016 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (Decem­ber 6–8th) end on Sep­tem­ber 15th. Please con­sid­er reg­is­ter­ing ear­ly to ben­e­fit from those dis­count­ed rates and to help us shape the Sum­mit Agen­da! Learn More and Reg­is­ter HERE.

Have a great month of August,

The Sharp­Brains Team