Study: Adaptive Working Memory Training Can Reduce ADHD-related Off-Task Behavior

By Dr. David Rabiner | July 18, 2012

For a num­ber of rea­sons, there remains an impor­tant need to devel­op research sup­port­ed treat­ments for ADHD in addi­tion to med­ica­tion and behav­ior ther­a­py. Regard­ing med­ica­tion, not all chil­dren ben­e­fit from tak­ing it, some expe­ri­ence intol­er­a­ble side effects, and many con­tin­ue to strug­gle even when med­ica­tion pro­vides some ben­e­fit. Behav­ior ther­a­py can be dif­fi­cult for…

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Transcript: Online Q&A on the Future of Brain Health with Alvaro Fernandez

By SharpBrains | March 16, 2012

Below you can find the full tran­script of our engag­ing Q&A ses­sion today, Fri­day March 16th, on brain sus­tain­abil­i­ty, retool­ing brain health, and applied neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, with Alvaro Fer­nan­dez, Sharp­Brains’ Co-Founder who’s just been named a Young Glob­al Leader by the World Eco­nom­ic Forum. You can learn more about the top­ic by read­ing this 2011 Sharp­Brains Summit…

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Save the Date: 2012 SharpBrains Summit — Optimizing Health Through Neuroplasticity & Digital Innovation

By Alvaro Fernandez | February 8, 2012 |

Please Save these Dates if you are inter­est­ed in explor­ing and dis­cussing the lat­est on Opti­miz­ing Health Through Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty and Dig­i­tal Inno­va­tion; the theme for our third annu­al vir­tu­al Sharp­Brains Sum­mit (“vir­tu­al” means every­thing takes place online; no one has to trav­el): Pre-Sum­mit work­shops: May 31st-June 1st, 2012 Sum­mit: June 7–8th, 2012 Expo Week: June 12–14th, 2012…

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