January Update: The Federal Trade Commission orders Focus Education to stop making unsubstantiated brain training claims

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ Jan­u­ary e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing a wealth of brain health insights, neu­ro­science research reports, a land­mark action by the Fed­er­al Trade Commission…and some quick brain teasers. Enjoy! New research: Brain health research study by AARP: Con­sumers pur­sue brain train­ing to sup­port a more enjoy­able, self-man­aged life Can self-mon­i­­tor­ing help pro­mote aca­d­e­m­ic suc­cess, and reduce ADHD symp­toms, in col­lege students…

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The Federal Trade Commission orders Focus Education to stop making unsubstantiated brain training claims

. Mak­ers of Jun­gle Rangers Com­put­er Game for Kids Set­tle FTC Charges that They Deceived Con­sumers with Base­less “Brain Train­ing” Claims (Fed­er­al Trade Com­mis­sion): “A Texas com­pa­ny and its offi­cers must stop mak­ing unsub­stan­ti­at­ed claims that their com­put­er game, Jun­gle Rangers, per­ma­nent­ly improves children’s focus, mem­o­ry, atten­tion, behav­ior, and school per­for­mance, includ­ing for chil­dren with…

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Checklist to Evaluate Brain Training and Brain Health Claims

To assist those look­ing for ideas, prod­ucts and ser­vices in the brain training/ health area, either as hol­i­day gifts or New Year Res­o­lu­tions, let us share this resource: Sharp­Brains’ Check­list to eval­u­ate Brain Train­ing and Brain Health claims, includ­ing Ten Ques­tions to Choose the Right Brain Fit­ness Pro­gram— and a brief expla­na­tion of why each question…

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10-Question Checklist to Assess Products Making Brain Fitness & Training Claims

To help con­sumers and pro­fes­sion­als nav­i­gate through the grow­ing num­ber of pro­grams mak­ing “brain fit­ness” or “brain train­ing” claims, we have pub­lished this Sharp­Brains Check­list: 10 Ques­tions to Choose the Right Brain Fit­ness Pro­gram — and a brief expla­na­tion of why each ques­tion is impor­tant: * 1. Are there sci­en­tists, ide­al­ly neu­ropsy­chol­o­gists, and a scientific…

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