Top 10 SharpBrains Resources in 2015 to Navigate the Brain Health Revolution

By SharpBrains | January 20, 2016

These are the 10 most pop­u­lar Sharp­Brains resources in 2015, span­ning a wide range of brain, health & neu­rotech­nol­o­gy top­ics and avail­able in mul­ti­ple plat­forms: 1. Best prac­tices to assess and enhance brain func­tion via mobile devices and wear­ables (Slid­edeck) 2. Brain Health in the Per­va­sive Neu­rotech­nol­ogy Era (Slid­edeck) 3. Sharp­Brains @ New York Pub­lic Library: Prac­ti­cal Advice to Keep Your Brain…

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New $100M investment in Canada to accelerate brain health innovation

By SharpBrains | April 22, 2015

. Brain research at Toron­to health cen­tre gets $100M fund­ing boost in fed­er­al bud­get (Nation­al Post): “Ottawa is help­ing fund a $100 mil­lion ini­tia­tive with Toronto’s Bay­crest Health Sci­ences to devel­op a nation­al hub for brain research…“Past gen­er­a­tions of adults said they were most con­cerned about can­cer or heart dis­ease. This gen­er­a­tion says they’re most concerned…

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Update: 5 ways to pro­tect your brain, and boost your career

By SharpBrains | August 30, 2013

Time for Sharp­Brains’ August 2013 e‑newsletter, fea­turing 8 excel­lent inter­views with Speak­ers and Par­tic­i­pants in the 2013 Sharp­Brains Vir­tual Sum­mit (Sep­tem­ber 19–20th), 7 insight­ful media sto­ries, and more. Enjoy! Inter­view Series: San­dra Chap­man: Using inno­v­a­tive think­ing, and brain train­ing, we can rewire the brain at every lev­el Lynn Steffes: Let’s bet­ter inte­grate phys­i­cal ther­a­py and cog­ni­tive fit­ness Cori Lath­an: It’s…

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Dharma Singh Khalsa: Why are yoga and meditation often overlooked for healthy brain aging?

By Alvaro Fernandez | August 8, 2013

What is your cur­rent job title and orga­ni­za­tion, and what excites you the most about work­ing there? As the Found­ing Pres­i­dent and Med­ical Direc­tor of the Alzheimer’s Research and Pre­ven­tion Foun­da­tion (ARPF), what excites me lead­ing the way in cut­ting edge research on the ben­e­fi­cial, anti-aging effects of yoga and med­i­ta­tion on cel­lu­lar health, brain func­tion and,…

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Alzheimer’s Early and Accurate Diagnosis: Normal Aging vs. Alzheimer’s Disease

By Dr. Murali Doraiswamy | April 29, 2009

(Edi­tor’s Note: I recent­ly came across an excel­lent book and resource, The Alzheimer’s Action Plan: The Experts’ Guide to the Best Diag­no­sis and Treat­ment for Mem­o­ry Prob­lems, just released in paper­back. Dr. Murali Doraiswamy, one of the authors and lead­ing Alzheimer’s expert, kind­ly helped us cre­ate a 2‑part arti­cle series to share with Sharp­Brains readers…

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