Technology & Innovation
Dr. Art Kramer on Why We Need Walking Book Clubs to Enhance Cognitive Fitness and Brain Health
Dr. Arthur Kramer is a Professor in the University of Illinois Department of Psychology, the Campus Neuroscience Program, the Beckman Institute, and the Director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at the University of Illinois. I am honored to interview him today. Dr. Kramer, thank you for your time. Let’ start by trying to clarify some existing…
Read MorePosit Science, Nintendo Brain Age, and Brain Training Topics
A few colleagues referred me over the weekend to a very nice article at business publication Portfolio. While the article does an excellent job at introducing the reader to the concept and promise of computerized cognitive assessments, it also contributes to the mythology of “Brain Age”. Let’s first take a look at the article How…
Read MoreBrain Fitness for Baby Boomers
One of the best articles so far on the growing brain fitness market, by the Associated Press. Click Here to check out story: “This is not just a Nintendo-fueled fad,” he says. “The brain fitness market passed a tipping point in 2007 thanks to the convergence of a very proactive boomer generation hitting their 60s.” Article: Here. Highly…
Read MoreBrain Training/ Fitness Seminars
Several hundred people participated in our first Brain Fitness Webinar Series, and are glad how the experiment well. We are already thinking of topics and speakers for a second one, so stay tuned! In case you couldn’t attend them, we are sharing the slides we used (we did not record the webinar sessions). Here you go: 1)…
Read MoreBrain Health: Physical or Mental Exercise?
Our fellow blogger Jeremy over at PsyBlog has written a thoughtful post comparing the value of a number of cognitive enhancing tools. His overall verdict? “The evidence for exercise boosting cognitive function is head-and-shoulders above that for brain training, drugs, nutritional supplements and meditation. Scientifically, on the current evidence, exercise is the best way to…
Read MoreLumos Labs (Lumosity) Brain Training Games
Press release: Here – “Lumos Labs, developer of Lumosity.com, the leading web-based provider of scientifically-tested brain training games, today announced that it has raised $3 million of equity financing from Pequot Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), and existing investors including Michael Dearing. The investor group brings expertise that will catalyze the ongoing development of Lumosity.com…
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