Posts Tagged ‘Alvaro-Pascual-Leone’
New book in Spanish — El Cerebro que Cura: Descubre la mejor forma de mantener un cerebro sano como fuente de salud
Para tener una vida plena y feliz, lo más importante es tener un cerebro sano. Esta es la premisa que defienden los autores: cómo una mente sana puede dar lugar a un cuerpo igualmente saludable. A través de sus estudios e investigaciones, los autores pretenden demostrar que llevar a cabo un patrón concreto de actividad…
Read MoreOut: crossword puzzles. In: digital cognitive assessments and training
Do brain games work? (The Boston Globe): “There’s intense interest?—?and the potential for big money?—?in the world of brain games. Lumosity…claims 60 million users…The market for Lumosity and competitors like Cogmed and Posit Science is growing 25 percent a year, according to SharpBrains, a neuro-wellness research firm.
Read MoreNew Summit Speakers: Barbara Arrowsmith Young, Alvaro Pascual-Leone
We’re glad to announce two more excellent speakers at the 2013 SharpBrains Virtual Summit, September 19–20th. Barbara Arrowsmith Young is the Director of Arrowsmith School and Arrowsmith Program. She wrote The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation (Free Press; May 2012) to share her own story overcoming a…
Read MoreCombining non-invasive brain stimulation with cognitive training to treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Israeli medical device offers new Alzheimer’s treatment (Reuters): “According to Alvaro Pascual-Leone, director of the hospital’s Berenson-Allen Centre for Non-invasive Brain Stimulation, brain stimulation — or transcranial magnetic stimulation — involves a very low current applied to a specific part of the brain and
Read MoreTop 40 Brain Fitness & Training Questions/ Course Registration Ends this Sunday
Let us share below a list of 40 common brain fitness, brain health, brain training questions that we will make sure to address during the upcoming online course, How to Be Your Own Brain Fitness Coach in 2012 (starts March 7th). The questions are sequenced by their approximate order of appearance in the syllabus. We look forward…
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…
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