Update: The placebo effect works even when people know they are taking a placebo

By Alvaro Fernandez | August 27, 2020

Wel­come to a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing 14 research find­ings, resources and tips for brain health … and start­ing with this fas­ci­nat­ing study: #1. Wow. The place­bo effect works even when peo­ple know they are tak­ing a place­bo #2. Beat­ing Alzheimer’s Dis­ease will require a com­bined physical/ men­tal approach: From the ten fac­tors found…

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Coming soon: Virtual World Tour at the frontier of applied neuroplasticity, education and learning difficulties

By SharpBrains | August 24, 2020

Heads-up about Bar­bara Arrow­smith-Young’s upcom­ing Vir­tu­al World Tour to dis­cuss her expe­ri­ence, her book and her schools at the fron­tier of applied neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, edu­ca­tion and help­ing kids with learn­ing dif­fi­cul­ties. Pre­sen­ta­tions are not­ed in EDT time (Toron­to, Cana­da). Please use this time zone con­vert­er to see the time in your region. Learn more and Register…

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Barbara Arrowsmith Young: Every kid should practice stress reduction and targeted cognitive exercises at school

By Alvaro Fernandez | September 25, 2014

What is your cur­rent job title and orga­ni­za­tion, and what excites you the most about work­ing there? As dis­cussed in The Brain that Changes Itself and in my own book, The Woman Who Changed Her Brain, I launched the Arrow­smith Pro­gram, a suite of cog­ni­tive exercises–now in more that 60 schools–designed to strength­en weak cog­ni­tive areas…

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The future of per­sonal brain health

By SharpBrains | October 21, 2013

What is the future of per­sonal brain health? from Sharp­Brains You can now enjoy the slide deck from this ses­sion, which took place at the 2013 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (Sep­tem­ber 19–20th).

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The Arrow­smith Pro­gram to Sponsor 2012 SharpBrains Summit; upcoming book by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

By SharpBrains | March 30, 2012

The Arrow­smith Pro­gram has agreed to become a Gold Spon­sor @ 2012 Sharp­Brains Vir­tual Sum­mit (June 7–14th): Opti­miz­ing Health through Neu­ro­plas­tic­ity, Inno­va­tion and Data. Thank you! The Arrow­smith Pro­gram,  avail­able in pub­lic and pri­vate schools in  the U.S. and Cana­da, is a com­pre­hen­sive suite of cog­ni­tive pro­grams for stu­dents with learn­ing dis­abil­i­ties that tar­gets 19 areas of the brain that are most…

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