Study: Internet-based screening can help detect aging-related cognitive deficits

By SharpBrains | December 3, 2014

— We just came across a new and fas­ci­nat­ing sci­en­tific paper, titled Devel­op­ment and eval­u­a­tion of a self-admin­is­tered on-line test of mem­o­ry and atten­tion for mid­­dle-aged and old­er adults, and pub­lished at Fron­tiers in Aging Neu­ro­science. Here is the very read­able abstract: “There is a need for rapid and reli­able Inter­net-based screen­ing tools for cog­ni­tive assess­ment in mid­­dle-aged and old­er adults.…

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Update: “You’re not a prisoner of your DNA”

By SharpBrains | October 31, 2014

Time for Sharp­Brains’ Octo­ber e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing the usu­al wealth of insights and resources and, above all, thank­ing the 215 par­tic­i­pants in 17 coun­tries who joined an amaz­ing 2014 Sharp­Brains Vir­tual Sum­mit! (each blue dot rep­re­sents a par­tic­i­pant or group of par­tic­i­pants). (We are now digest­ing every­thing dis­cussed dur­ing 3 intense days, and try­ing to enjoy a relaxing…

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Out: crossword puzzles. In: digital cognitive assessments and training

By SharpBrains | October 10, 2014

Do brain games work? (The Boston Globe): “There’s intense interest?—?and the poten­tial for big money?—?in the world of brain games. Lumosity…claims 60 mil­lion users…The mar­ket for Lumos­i­ty and com­peti­tors like Cogmed and Posit Sci­ence is grow­ing 25 per­cent a year, accord­ing to Sharp­Brains, a neu­ro-well­­ness research firm. 

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Increased awareness and use of cognitive assessments seen as dementia-related priorities by RAND policy brief

By SharpBrains | August 25, 2014

Improv­ing Demen­tia Long-Term Care: A Pol­i­cy Blue­print (RAND Cor­po­ra­tion’s report): “In 2010, 15 per­cent of Amer­i­cans old­er than age 70 had demen­tia, and the num­ber of new demen­tia cas­es among those 65 and old­er is expect­ed to dou­ble by the year 2050. As the baby boomer gen­er­a­tion ages, many old­er adults will require demen­­tia-relat­ed long-term…

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