Posts Tagged ‘brain--test’
Trend: Esports teams harness cognitive tests to better match player to task and to identify training opportunities
I Took An Esports Brain Test. I’m Not Even Close to Being a Pro Gamer (CNET): NeurOlympics is a deceptively simple test. The 60-minute assessment guides people through four uncomplicated video games. One involves remembering disappearing icons. Another is an exercise in rapid reaction time. A person’s performance on the test is then run through an…
Read MoreWorking with Healthcare Stakeholders towards Brain-Based Personalized Medicine
(Editor’s Note: this is Part 3 of the new 3‑part series written by Dr. Evian Gordon drawing from his participation at the Personalized Medicine World Congress on January, 23, 2012 at Stanford University.) Working with Health Care Industry Stakeholders: Clinicians, Pharma/Biotech, Payers, PBMs, Lawyers, Medicare, FDA Clinicians seek clear validated “rules of thumb” that can be…
Read MoreReport: Cognitive Testing Program Fails Soldiers, Leaving Brain Injuries Undetected
In 2007, with roadside bombs exploding across Iraq, Congress moved to improve care for soldiers who had suffered one of the war’s signature wounds, traumatic brain injury.
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Early and Accurate Diagnosis: Normal Aging vs. Alzheimer’s Disease
(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…
Read MoreEducation builds Cognitive Reserve for Alzheimers Disease Protection
Given the growing media coverage mentioning the terms Cognitive Reserve and Brain Reserve, you may be asking yourself, “What exactly is my Cognitive (or Brain) Reserve?” The cognitive reserve hypothesis, tested in multiple studies, states that individuals with more cognitive reserve can experience more Alzheimer’s disease pathology in the brain (more plaques and tangles) without…
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