Empowering communities with better brain health tools and literacy

By SharpBrains | December 22, 2016

Empow­er com­mu­ni­ties with bet­ter brain health tools and lit­er­a­cy from Sharp­Brains What role should com­mu­ni­ty and care­givers play in brain health and men­tal health, and how can tech­nol­o­gy aid their efforts–for exam­ple in shar­ing rel­e­vant data with/ from doc­tors? How are we going to edu­cate and empow­er every­one with essen­tial knowl­edge and best prac­tices? Chair:…

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Update: New tools, research and insights to reinvent Brain Health and Mental Health in the Digital Age

By SharpBrains | November 22, 2016

———- Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter, explor­ing a range of tech­nolo­gies, sci­en­tif­ic find­ings and insights for brain health and men­tal health to bet­ter respond to the oppor­tu­ni­ties and chal­lenges ahead. Hap­py read­ing, and Hap­py Thanks­giv­ing! New tools: Brain Health in the Dig­i­tal Age (opens 24-slide pre­sen­ta­tion) Har­ness­ing brain scans to per­son­al­ize autism-relat­ed behav­ioral inter­ven­tions UNICEF…

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October 21st in Tokyo: Your Health in A Virtual World

By Alvaro Fernandez | October 16, 2016

To cel­e­brate and help pre­pare for the 2020 Sum­mer Olympics in Tokyo, the Japan­ese Min­istry of Edu­ca­tion, Cul­ture, Sports, Sci­ence and Tech­nol­o­gy and the World Eco­nom­ic Forum are host­ing a World Forum on Sport and Cul­ture in Tokyo lat­er this week. I’ve been asked to par­tic­i­pate in a fas­ci­nat­ing ses­sion on Fri­day, Octo­ber 21st, titled Your Health…

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Let’s debunk these ten brain and brain health myths

By Alvaro Fernandez | March 14, 2016

. In hon­or of Brain Aware­ness Week 2016, let’s debunk ten myths about the brain and brain health that remain sur­pris­ing­ly pop­u­lar. Top 10 brain and brain health myths, debunked: Myth 1. Genes deter­mine the fate of our brains. Fact: Life­long brain plas­tic­ity means that our lifestyles and behav­iors play a sig­nif­i­cant role in how our brains…

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