Posts Tagged ‘Affective-Neuroscience’
News: Neuroscience Applied to Learning, Mental Health, Healthy Aging
Here you have a round-up of recent news on how cognitive and affective neuroscience findings are starting to inform education and health across the lifespan: Pediatricians issue a call to aid children facing ‘toxic stress’ (LA Times) Teachers as Brain-Changers: Neuroscience and Learning (EdWeek)
Read MoreNew Online Course: How to Be Your Own Brain Fitness Coach in 2012
We are pleased to announce a new online course designed to equip participants with the understanding and information required to apply emerging science and tools to enhance brain health and functionality across the lifespan. Course description: Information overload and longer lives expose our brains to more demands than even before. This fast-paced and interactive online…
Read MoreNeuroscience Boot Camp: For Anybody who Needs to Understand, Predict or Influence Human Behavior
I am writing to share some information about our third annual “Neuroscience Boot Camp,” which I think the readers of the SharpBrains blog will find interesting. The University of Pennsylvania announces their 3rd annual Neuroscience Boot Camp, July 31-August 10, 2011! Why Neuroscience Boot Camp? Neuroscience is increasingly relevant to a number of professions and academic disciplines beyond its…
Read MoreDaniel Goleman: Yes, You Can Build Willpower (meditate on neuroplasticity!)
(Editor’s note: Daniel Goleman is now conducting a series of audio interviews including a great one with Richard Davidson on Training the Brain. We are honored to bring you this guest post by Daniel Goleman, thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Magazine.) — Yes, You Can: New research suggests we can build our willpower –…
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