Posts Tagged ‘brain-training-games’
Brain Fitness @ Education, Training, Health events
In what category does Brain Fitness fit? Education, Productivity and Training, Health? Most of the interest so far has come from a Healthy Aging angle, but we are starting to see broader interest, as in the events below. After all, isn’t working on our brains relevant to all those markets?. 2 busy weeks: I am…
Read MoreWorking Memory: an image that says much
(Graph Source: Klingberg et al, 2005) Working memory is a key cognitive function that allows you to hold several units of information in mind “online” for brief periods of time, typically a few seconds, and manage them. For example, if I tell you the 7 digits of my telephone number, would you remember them? and, could you…
Read MoreHappier, and Positive Psychology
LifeTwo, the website focused on all aspects of midlife challenges, from midlife crisis to midlife career change, is presenting a “How to be Happy” week, based on the work of Harvard Professor Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar and his book “Happier”. Dr. Ben-Shahar teaches Harvard’s most popular class, on Positive Psychology. Today is their Day 1: From…
Read MoreBest of the Brain from Scientific American
The Dana Foundation kindly sent us a copy of the great book Best of the Brain from Scientific American, a collection of 21 superb articles published previously in Scientific American magazine. A very nicely edited and illustrated book, this is a must for anyone who enjoys learning about the brain and speculating about what the…
Read MoreEvery man can, if he so desires, sculpt his own brain
Our daily thoughts and actions, learnings, meditation, cognitive therapy, the growing number of software-based programs, and more, are “sculpting” tools to sharpen our brain
Read MoreMindFit by CogniFit, and Baroness Susan Greenfield
We are glad to see that MindFit is finally making it into the popular press, at least in the UK. The program is making big news in the UK (BBC, Times, Daily Telegragh, Guardian…) because Baroness Susan Greenfield, director of the Royal Institution and a well-respected neuroscientist, is endorsing it. We evaluated it last year…
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