Posts Tagged ‘concussions’
“Our culture seems obsessed with violent sports…Don’t mess with a brain!”
Question by Janet: Given the growing concern about sports-related concussions, what do you think schools should be doing? abolish or severely reduce varsity teams? sponsor only “safe” sports? Is there research on how concussions may interfere with learning and academic results? Answer by Dr. Robert Sylwester: I don’t know how to respond responsibly to your question,…
Read MoreUpdate: Four Essential Yet Overlooked Facts About Your Brain
Time for SharpBrains’ December 2013 e‑newsletter, featuring a variety of resources, brain teasers and articles. Enjoy the reading…and Happy Holidays! Featured resources: Article: 4 Essential (and Overlooked) Facts About Your Brain and Your Mind (via Creativity Post) Video: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age (via New York Public Library and YouTube) Book discount: The SharpBrains Guide…
Read MoreUpdate: From Drugs and Helmets to Digital Brain Health toolkits
Time for a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter. This time we focus on how much the brain health and behavioral health fields are changing, as they upgrade traditional toolkits with digital platforms to better monitor, assess and enhance cognition. Often driven by a growing consumer demand for improved brain fitness, as you can see in…
Read MoreBeyond helmets: concussions require proactive, individualized monitoring and rehab
New Concussion Guidelines Stress Individual Treatment (The New York Times): “The American Academy of Neurology said Monday that it had revised its guidelines for handling concussions to emphasize treating athletes case by case rather than according to a predetermined scale…In noting that more than a million American athletes
Read More10 Predictions on How Digital Platforms will Transform Brain Health in 2013
Just a quick note: we’ll host a webinar on January 30th to discuss key market predictions based on “The Digital Brain Health Market 2012–2020: Web-based, mobile and biometrics-based technology to assess, monitor and enhance cognition and brain functioning”, our new market report. Here are 10 predictions, many of which will likely be realized before the…
Read MoreNFL donates $30 million to improve concussion & brain injury care
NFL donates $30 million to National Institutes of Health (press release): “The National Football League will provide $30 million in funding for medical research to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced today
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