Studies suggest we better train the mind as we train the body: with cross-training and in good company

By SharpBrains | October 27, 2017

______________________________________________ Dif­fer­ent med­i­ta­tion types train dis­tinct parts of your brain (New Sci­en­tist): “We are used to hear­ing that med­i­ta­tion is good for the brain, but now it seems that not just any kind of med­i­ta­tion will do. Just like phys­i­cal exer­cise, the kind of improve­ments you get depends on exact­ly how you train – and…

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Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa (Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation): “You’re not a prisoner of your DNA”

By Alvaro Fernandez | September 30, 2014

What is your cur­rent job title and orga­ni­za­tion, and what excites you the most about work­ing there? As the Found­ing Pres­i­dent and Med­ical Direc­tor at the Alzheimer’s Research and Pre­ven­tion Foun­da­tion for over 20 years, I am more excit­ed than ever about the pos­si­bil­i­ties for enhanced men­tal per­for­mance and brain longevi­ty for everyone.

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New online cognitive self-assessment by Cogniciti (Baycrest): a thermometer for the mind?

By SharpBrains | May 27, 2014

Bay­crest mem­o­ry experts launch ‘ther­mome­ter’ for the mind (Press release): “Accord­ing to the test’s cre­ators, the major­i­ty of peo­ple will score in the nor­mal, healthy range for their age – which will help reas­sure the “wor­ried well”. For the small per­cent­age (approx­i­mate­ly 2 — 3%) that scores below aver­age for 

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Why Managing Stress is Crucial for Brain Fitness

By SharpBrains | August 13, 2012

How stress and depres­sion can shrink the brain (Yale News): “Major depres­sion or chron­ic stress can cause the loss of brain vol­ume, a con­di­tion that con­tributes to both emo­tion­al and cog­ni­tive impair­ment. Now a team of researchers led by Yale sci­en­tists has dis­cov­ered one rea­son why this occurs — a sin­gle genet­ic switch that trig­gers loss…

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