Posts Tagged ‘brain-improvement’
Michael Merzenich: Brain Plasticity offers Hope for Everyone
“Whatever you struggle with in a sense as it stems from your neurology, the inherent plasticity of the brain gives you a basis for improvement. This is a way underutilized and under-appreciated resource that well all have.” Dr. Michael Merzenich on the Brain Science Podcast #54, 2/13/09. Recently there has been growing controversy about the…
Read MoreCognitive Fitness and Brain Improvement: 10 Debunked Myths
Over the last year we have interviewed a number of leading brain health and fitness scientists and practitioners worldwide to learn about their research and thoughts, and have news to report. What can we say today that we couldn’t have said only 10 years ago? That what neuroscience pioneer Santiago Ramon y Cajal claimed in…
Read MoreCognitive Development and Brain Research: Articles, Books, Papers (ASA)
We had a very fun session titled Teaching Brain Fitness in Your Community at an American Society on Aging (ASA) conference for health professionals a couple of weeks ago. Full house, with over 60 attendants and very good participation, showing great interest in the topic. I can’t wait to see the evaluations. These are some…
Read MoreBrain Teasers and Games for the Brain: Test your Brain
Here are top 50 Brain Teasers that people have enjoyed the most in our blog and speaking engagements.
Read MoreThe Dana Guide to Brain Health and Brain Research
Dana Press kindly sent us a couple of books. One of them, The Dana Guide to Brain Health: A Practical Family Reference From Medical Experts, is our topic today. We are impressed by what Dana is doing to insert neuroscience findings and implications into the public discourse. No big surprise then, to find out so much…
Read MoreCognitive Training and Brain Fitness Computer Programs: Interview with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg
Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg is a clinical professor of neurology at New York University School of Medicine, and author of over 50 peer-reviewed papers. His areas of expertise include executive functions, memory, attention deficit disorder, dementia, traumatic brain injury, and others. Dr. Goldberg was a student and close associate of the great neuropsychologist Alexander Luria. His…
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