Update: To improve memory and thinking, try the Mediterranean diet with added olive oil and nuts

By SharpBrains | May 29, 2015

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ May e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain and mind stud­ies, per­va­sive neu­rotech­nol­ogy news, and brain fit­ness insights. New research: To improve mem­o­ry and think­ing skills, try the Mediter­ranean diet with added olive oil and nuts Sports-relat­ed con­cus­sions can impact aca­d­e­m­ic per­for­mance, espe­cial­ly in high school Sci­en­tists issue a call to action for TBI patients…

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Update: Can Brain Science Enhance Living?

By SharpBrains | December 29, 2011

Spon­sored Ad (How to Adver­tise on SharpBrains.com) Time for our month­ly eNewslet­ter track­ing recent news and devel­op­ments on how the neu­ro­science of cog­ni­tion and emo­tions can inform edu­ca­tion and health across the lifes­pan. Let us try to be as con­cise as pos­si­ble, so you can spend as much time as pos­si­ble con­nect­ing with your Loved Ones instead of…

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Cognitive Health News Roundup

By Alvaro Fernandez | July 8, 2008 |

July is shap­ing up to be a fas­ci­nat­ing month, full of cog­ni­tive health research reports and appli­ca­tions. Here you have a roundup, cov­er­ing food for the brain, cog­ni­tive assess­ments, men­tal train­ing and DNA, and more. 1) Brain foods: the effects of nutri­ents on brain func­tion (Nature Neu­ro­science) “Brain foods: the effects of nutri­ents on brain function”,…

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10 Highlights from the 2007 Aspen Health Forum

By Alvaro Fernandez | October 8, 2007

The Aspen Health Forum gath­ered an impres­sive group of around 250 peo­ple to dis­cuss the most press­ing issues in Health and Med­ical Sci­ence (check out the Pro­gram and the Speak­ers bios), on Octo­ber 3–6th. It was the first con­fer­ence, by the way, where I have heard a speak­er say: “I resus­ci­tat­ed a woman yes­ter­day”. Key…

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