Update: To thrive in the Knowledge Age, prioritize Deep work, avoid the Shallows, and Self-Quantify

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

New thinking:

• To boost pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and cog­ni­tion in the Knowl­edge Age, pri­or­i­tize Deep work, avoid the Shal­lows, and Self-Quantify
• Reports high­light need for cog­ni­tive health inno­va­tion giv­en aging glob­al population
• Increased access to cog­ni­tive screen­ings in pri­ma­ry care set­tings serv­ing old­er adults
• Under­stand your con­nec­tome, under­stand yourself

New research:

• The Nation­al Insti­tute of Men­tal Health gives $2M grant to iden­ti­fy fac­tors that make work­ing mem­o­ry train­ing work (or not)
• Con­cus­sion diag­noses among chil­dren and teenagers increased by 71% from 2010 through 2015
• Cog­ni­tive train­ing can help main­tain dri­ving mobility
• Review finds weak evi­dence stan­dards behind com­mer­cial­ly-avail­able brain train­ing programs
• Adult edu­ca­tion class­es, in any sub­ject, can boost men­tal and phys­i­cal health

New tools:

• Vir­tu­al real­i­ty ther­a­pies to help refine and spread men­tal health care
• Ful­ly dig­i­tal clin­i­cal tri­als to study dig­i­tal therapeutics

Recent & Upcoming events:

• Tokyo, Octo­ber 21st: Your Health in A Vir­tu­al World
• Van­cou­ver, Novem­ber 3–4th: How to Opti­mize Brain Health at Any Age and The Future of Brain Fit­ness – How Dig­i­tal Plat­forms Sharp­en Your Brain
• Every­where over the Inter­net, Decem­ber 6–8th: Nine new excel­lent Speak­ers @ 2016 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Summit

Final­ly, here you have a fun visu­al illu­sion — What do you see?

Have a great Hal­loween and month of November,

The Sharp­Brains Team