Posts Tagged ‘brain-training-games’
11 Neuroscientists Debunk a Common Myth about Brain Training
Last Monday, NPR (very good US-based radio station) had a program on “do brain training programs work?” that reflected very old-fashioned thinking. In short, the guest speakers talked and talked about the importance of nutrition and physical exercise (both very important, as we have covered in this blog multiple times), and expressed skepticism about the…
Read MoreExecutive Functions and Google/ Microsoft Brain Teasers
Interesting article: Want a job at Google? Try these brainteasers first (CNN) Quote: “Seemingly random questions like these have become commonplace in Silicon Valley and other tech outposts, where companies aren’t as interested in the correct answer to a tough question as they are in how a prospective employee might try to solve it. Since businesses…
Read MoreFeed Your Brain with Fun Neuroscience
To all new readers-Welcome!. The Digg Tsunami has brought over 40,000 visitors so far…and it continues. We need to thank Andrey for his excellent technical work in helping us ride such a beautiful wave. Let me give you an overview of what you can find in our blog, bridging neuroscience research and brain health/ “brain exercise”…
Read MoreScience, Health and Business blogs
As every Monday, we bring you many blog carnivals (collections of blog posts around specific topics) we have contributed to. But before we do so, we have 2 announcements: Learning, The Gravy Way will host the next edition of the Brain fitness carnival on August 20th. You still have a few days to submit your post on anything related…
Read MoreNintendo BrainAge, Lumosity, Happy Neuron, MyBrainTrainer…
A collection of recent announcement in the “brain games” or “brain training games” space: The Wii sets new generational standards for the videogame industry “The ageing of the Japanese population compelled gamemaker Nintendo to widen its audience. Now, the Wii is leading the industry standards. But hardcore gamers are still too important to be neglected.”…
Read MoreBill Gates Harvard commencement speech (and his Frontal Lobes)
Bill Gates delivered a very inspiring commencement speech in Harvard last week. I recommend reading the full Remarks of Bill Gates and reflecting on his core message, which may be summarized in its last sentence: “And I hope you will come back here to Harvard 30 years from now and reflect on what you have…
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