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Will self-driving vehicles lead to a surge of brain training?

February 3, 2020 by SharpBrains

Brain train­ing may be required for occu­pants of dri­ver­less vehi­cles (Traf­fic Technology):

“A much-tout­ed per­ceived ben­e­fit of autonomous vehi­cle tech­nol­o­gy is that work­ing and a vari­ety of leisure activ­i­ties could be per­formed dur­ing the time freed up from being behind the wheel.

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Filed Under: Technology & Innovation Tagged With: brain training, brain training apps, brain training puzzles, cognitive-tasks, driverless, emailing, motion sickness, reading, self-driving car, texting, User Behaviour Forum, watching films

Update: Latest thinking and neuro-tools to promote lifelong brain health

June 28, 2015 by SharpBrains

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Time for Sharp­Brains’ June e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key news and insights around brain health innovation.

New thinking to promote lifelong brain health

  • Why cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py (CBT) should be first-line treat­ment for chron­ic insomnia
  • Solv­ing the Brain Fit­ness Puz­zle Is the Key to Self-Empow­ered Aging
  • The Dig­i­tal Rev­o­lu­tion Meets the Human Brain
  • El nego­cio del cere­bro, al alza…también en español

Emerging non-invasive neurotechnologies

  • New in soc­cer: Improv­ing con­cus­sion aware­ness via sens­ing “impact headbands”
  • Look­ing for a men­tal edge, more pro­fes­sion­al ath­letes adopt brain train­ing apps
  • From brain surgery towards non-inva­sive brain stim­u­la­tion therapies
  • Unclear yet if it works, but here comes Thync–the first main­stream, con­sumer-focused brain stim­u­la­tion device
  • Neu­rotech ini­tia­tives in Switzer­land aim at leapfrog­ging brain health care

 

Have a great, and sharp, month of July!

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, SharpBrains Monthly eNewsletter, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: aging, brain, brain surgery, brain training apps, Brain-Fitness, brain-stimulation, Brain-Training, Cerebro, chronic insomnia, cognitive, digital, e-newsletter, insights, news, therapy

Study: For healthy older adults, social brain training offers the most clear benefits

November 26, 2014 by SharpBrains

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If Home Brain Train­ing Apps Don’t Work, What Does? (Health­line):

“In a study pub­lished online Nov. 18 in PLOS Med­i­cine, Aus­tralian researchers reviewed 52 pre­vi­ous stud­ies that looked at the ben­e­fits of com­put­er­ized brain train­ing soft­ware for 4,885 healthy seniors. While brain train­ing pro­grams like Lumos­i­ty, Cogmed, and Posit Sci­ence promise to help you strength­en your brain, the new study found most­ly small benefits.

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Filed Under: Education & Lifelong Learning Tagged With: brain training apps, Brain-Training, brain-training-software, cogmed, cognitive-decline, cognitive-performance, Cognitive-Training, computerized brain training, enhance cognition, Lumosity, mental improvement, Posit-Science, social brain training, thinking speed

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