Posts Tagged ‘brain-teaser’
Time for a universal “exercise prescription” for kids and adults to boost cognition and mental health?
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains e‑newsletter, featuring this time a range of brain research findings, tools and controversies plus some brain teasers to challenge your (and our) working memory. #1. Major evidence review supports an “exercise prescription” for most adults to boost mental health “Higher intensity physical activity was associated with greater improvements”…
Read MoreBrainHealth Week starts today! Plus: dancing, personalized mental health, brain stimulation and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains e‑newsletter, annoucing the kick-off of BrainHealth Week and featuring some stimulating resources and teasers. #1. BrainHealth Week (February 20–24th) starts today: Explore many fun events including a daily text challenge, a talk with the always great Dr. Tom Insel, and more! #2. Without Brain Health, you do not have…
Read MoreUpdate: Playing videogames may be more cognitively beneficial than other forms of screentime like social media, watching videos/ TV
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring timely brain & mental health news and a fun brain teaser to put your temporal lobes to good use :-) #1. Study finds that playing videogames may be more cognitively beneficial for children than other forms of screentime (social media, watching videos/ TV) “Here, we estimated the impact…
Read MoreWelcome to the Ultimate Neuroscience Lab: Your Smartphone
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring this time six scientific reports and industry resources plus a fun illusion. #1. Top 10 Mental Health Innovations to Watch: Special SciAm/ WEF report Hoping you enjoy the great series over at Scientific American and especially #7, titled Welcome to the Ultimate Neuroscience Lab: Your Smartphone,…
Read MoreQuick brain teaser: What do you see? And, can you unsee it?
Please describe what you see up there. What about below, as the full scene appears?
Read MoreOn cognitive reframing and biases, stress, mental health tech, Aduhelm backlash, Britney Spears, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring this time nine scientific reports and industry developments to help promote lifelong brain and mental health. #1. To lower stress levels and improve problem-solving, practice cognitive reframing instead of venting “… venting likely doesn’t soothe anger as much as augment it. That’s because encouraging people to…
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