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Dear read­er,

Time for Sharp­Brains month­ly e‑newsletter, dis­cussing lat­est think­ing, research and tools for life­long brain health and men­tal health.

Enjoy!

New thinking:

• Study finds clear–yet sur­pris­ing­ly different–benefits in 3 types of med­i­ta­tion-based men­tal training
• Tech­nol­o­gy and the Cog­ni­tion Crisis
• Think twice before tak­ing Ader­all for cog­ni­tive enhance­ment: It may actu­al­ly impair work­ing mem­o­ry and oth­er cog­ni­tive abilities

New research:

• Prac­tice effect due to repeat­ed test­ing can delay detec­tion of cog­ni­tive impair­ment and dementia
• Meta-analy­sis finds sus­tained ben­e­fits of neu­ro­feed­back for kids with ADHD
• One in eight chil­dren in India aged 2–9 may have neu­rode­vel­op­men­tal disorders

New tools:

• Per­spec­tive: How brain train­ing games could help patients with Huntington’s disease
• Sanofi Ven­tures leads $17M invest­ment in Click Ther­a­peu­tics, final­ist @ 2017 Brain­no­va­tions Pitch Contest
• Save the Date for 2018 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit: Invest­ing in Brain Health for All (Decem­ber 4–6th)

 

Last but not least, we invite you try these 25 brain teasers and games when you have some down­time dur­ing the sum­mer — fas­ci­nat­ing, aren’t they?

Have a great month of August,

 

The Sharp­Brains Team