Posts Tagged ‘cognitive-fitness’
National Science Foundation report: Can interactive media boost attention and well-being?
“Behavioral training interventions have received much interest as potentially efficient and cost-effective ways to maintain brain fitness or enhance skilled performance with impact ranging from health and fitness to education and job training. In particular, neuroscience research has documented the importance of explicitly training (i) attentional control, in order to enhance perceptual and cognitive fitness…
Read MoreTop 40 Brain Fitness & Training Questions/ Course Registration Ends this Sunday
Let us share below a list of 40 common brain fitness, brain health, brain training questions that we will make sure to address during the upcoming online course, How to Be Your Own Brain Fitness Coach in 2012 (starts March 7th). The questions are sequenced by their approximate order of appearance in the syllabus. We look forward…
Read MoreReminder: Brain Health Q&A Today
Reminder: Join Live Q&A with Dr. Paul Nussbaum by clicking HERE, today November 22nd at 11am Pacific Time/ 2pm Eastern Time. Chat about about a holistic approach to brain health with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Paul Nussbaum, author of Save Your Brain, recently named a Best Book on Brain Fitness by AARP. You can also learn more about…
Read MoreTranscript: Alvaro Fernandez on Brain Health and Non-invasive Cognitive Enhancement
Below you can find the full transcript of our engaging Q&A session yesterday on lifelong cognitive fitness, “mental capitalism”, and more, with Alvaro Fernandez, co-author of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness, moderated by Harry Moody, Director of Academic Affairs at AARP.
Read MoreLumos Labs raises $32.5m: Largest Cognitive/ Brain Fitness Investment so far
Lumos Labs, the company behind lumosity.com, has raised $32.5 million dollars in a Series C round from Menlo Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Harrison Metal and Norwest Venture Partners. In our 2010 market report Lumos Labs came up as one of the category Leaders given its market and research momentum (not easy for a startup to get…
Read MoreLessons from the SharpBrains Summit: Status Quo Not an Option
The 2011 SharpBrains Summit gathered more than 260 research and industry leaders in 16 countries for 3 days to discuss the changing landscape. Held online, participants from all over the globe attended to hear more than 40 thought leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs and policy makers outline the evolving marketplace. Discussion moved from cognitive fitness to neuroplasticity,…
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