Posts Tagged ‘computerized-cognitive-assessments’
Brain Teasers on Brain Training/ Games for Health Conference
Given the whole distracting “controversy” of whether Nintendo Brain Age “works” or not, I have started to use the following “brain teasers” in my talks in order to help the audience gain a more useful perspective of what is going on. They worked great both in the Medicare Readmissions Summit in DC a few weeks…
Read MoreBrain Training Games @ CNN
Crisp CNN article: Boom times for brain training games Including my final quote “[Brain fitness] is not just some fad. The market is much deeper than Nintendo.” The “brain fitness center” financed by Ontario is Baycrest. Companies mentioned: Mindfit, Posit Science, Nintendo, Allstate, BrainBuilder, MyBrainTrainer. The reporter and I also discussed in depth the need for…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Premium Research Sponsors program
Have you ever wondered how we can maintain SharpBrains website, blog and newsletter without selling any product and with only limited advertising? People often ask us that question, especially once we explain that we don’t sell products (selling products would present a conflict of interest given our mission to “provide individuals, companies and institutions with…
Read MoreComputerized Cognitive Assessments: opportunities and concerns
You know your weight. And your physical fitness. And a variety of health-related metrics. What about your brain fitness? Two recent announcements bring out how the assessment of cognitive abilities, or brain functions, is increasingly being done thanks to new computerized options: 1) Last week, OptumHealth announced an exclusive 3‑year agreement (estimated at $18m) with…
Read MorePosit Science, Nintendo Brain Age, and Brain Training Topics
A few colleagues referred me over the weekend to a very nice article at business publication Portfolio. While the article does an excellent job at introducing the reader to the concept and promise of computerized cognitive assessments, it also contributes to the mythology of “Brain Age”. Let’s first take a look at the article How…
Read MoreBrain Fitness and SharpBrains.com in the Press
Growing media attention on the brain fitness field. At least on the “Healthy Aging” segment (I predict the media with catch up soon with developments in other areas, from cognitive training for kids and adults with ADD/ ADHD to stroke and TBI rehabilitation, to peak performance for corporate training). First, a superb article by Leslie…
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