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Study debunks 4 common myths about brain training and lifelong cognitive enhancement

February 7, 2017 by Alvaro Fernandez

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If the media is your main source of infor­ma­tion about brain train­ing and cog­ni­tive enhance­ment, you will prob­a­bly believe the following:

1) All brain train­ing is the same…

2) …and it sim­ply does­n’t work.

3) Com­mer­cial brain train­ing pro­grams, espe­cial­ly, don’t work.

4) How could they work? Genet­ics is des­tiny, aging is a pre­de­ter­mined process…so by age 60 or 70 or 80, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

If you tracked and ana­lyzed the sci­en­tif­ic lit­er­a­ture around cog­ni­tive train­ing, cog­ni­tive ther­a­pies, biofeed­back, med­i­ta­tion, brain reserve and neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty in gen­er­al, you’d know those 4 beliefs are wrong. They are myths that pre­vent a more nuanced con­ver­sa­tion about brain-enhanc­ing lifestyles and about the emerg­ing brain train­ing and neu­rotech­nol­o­gy toolkit.

Good news is, a just-pub­lished study should help debunk those myths–especially with regards to com­put­er­ized cog­ni­tive training–and pro­vide a bet­ter [Read more…] about Study debunks 4 com­mon myths about brain train­ing and life­long cog­ni­tive enhancement

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: Applied Neuroscience, biofeedback, brain-age, brain-aging, Brain-Fitness, brain-fitness-program, Brain-Training, cogmed, cognifit, cognitive therapies, cognitive-decline, cognitive-function, Cognitive-Training, Dakim, disorders, healthy, healthy-brain-aging, lifelong, Lumosity, meditation, My Brain Trainer, neurodegenerative, neurodegenerative disorders, Neuropsychology, Neurotechnology, nintendo, Posit-Science

Brain Training and Cognitive Assessment Market Surpassed $1.3 Billion In 2013

January 23, 2014 by SharpBrains

Heads-up: We just announced a new intel­li­gence pack­age aimed at edu­ca­tion, health, gam­ing and tech­nol­o­gy exec­u­tives and innovators.

“Many mar­ket reports pro­vide lit­tle val­ue for the mon­ey. This mar­ket report by Sharp­Brains is the pre­cise oppo­site. Its wealth of data and analy­sis pro­vides very valu­able strate­gic and busi­ness devel­op­ment guid­ance to orga­ni­za­tions at the fron­tier of health and well­ness,” says Alexan­dra More­house, VP of Brand Man­age­ment at Kaiser Per­ma­nente. [Read more…] about Brain Train­ing and Cog­ni­tive Assess­ment Mar­ket Sur­passed $1.3 Bil­lion In 2013

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Filed Under: Technology & Innovation Tagged With: Advanced-Brain-Technologies, Akili Interactive Labs, Arrowsmith Program, Atentiv, beeMedic, Blue Marble, Brain-Center-America, brain-fitness-market, Brain-Resource, brain-training-market, C8 Sciences, Cambridge Cognition, CNS-Vital-Signs, cogmed, Cogniciti, cognifit, cognitive assessment market, cognitive health market, CogState, CompuMedics, Dakim, Deymed, Digital Artefacts, E-Hub, Emotiv, heartmath, Helicor, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, InterCure, Learning-Enhancement-Corporation, LearningRx, lumos-labs, Marbles:-The-Brain-Store, market intelligence, market-report, MedInteract, Memory Training Centers of America, Mindset Works, NeoCorta, Neurocog Trials, Neuronix, NeuroScan, NeuroSky, NeuroTrax, NeuroVigil, OculusVR, PAR, Pearson, Pfizer, Play Attention, Pocket Neurobics, Posit-Science-Corporation, Rosetta Stone, Scientific Learning Corporation, scientific-brain-training, SmartBrain Technology, Thought Technology, Ultrasis, United-BioSource, Vigorous-Mind, Vivity-Labs, Wild-Divine

Congrats, Digital Brain Health pioneers: Brain Resource, CogState, Emotiv, Lumos Labs, Neurosky, and more

December 5, 2012 by Alvaro Fernandez

Source: SharpBrains.com’s Report on The Dig­i­tal Brain Health Mar­ket 2012–2020

5 Mar­ket Lead­ers   [Read more…] about Con­grats, Dig­i­tal Brain Health pio­neers: Brain Resource, CogState, Emo­tiv, Lumos Labs, Neu­rosky, and more

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: Advanced-Brain-Technologies, Applied-Cognitive-Engineering, Arrowsmith Program, Atentiv Incorporated, beeMedic, Blue Marrble, Brain-Center-America, Brain-Resource, C8 Sciences, Cambridge Cognition, CNS-Vital-Signs, cogmed, Cogniciti, cognifit, Cognitive Fitness and Innovative Therapies, CogState, CompuMedics, Dakim, Deymed, Digital Artefacts, E-Hub, Emotiv, heartmath, Helicor, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, InterCure, Learning-Enhancement-Corporation, LearningRx, lumos-labs, Marbles:-The-Brain-Store, MedInteract, Memory Training Centers of America, Mindset Works, NeoCorta, Neurocog Trials, Neuronix, NeuroScan, NeuroSky, NeuroTrax, NeuroVigil, PAR, Pearson, Play Attention, Pocket Neurobics, Posit-Science-Corporation, Scientific Learning Corporation, scientific-brain-training, SmartBrain Technology, Thought Technology, Ultrasis, United-BioSource-Corporation, Vigorous-Mind, Vivity-Labs, Wild-Divine

Transcript: Alvaro Fernandez on Brain Health and Non-invasive Cognitive Enhancement

November 16, 2011 by SharpBrains

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 more…] about Tran­script: Alvaro Fer­nan­dez on Brain Health and Non-inva­sive Cog­ni­tive Enhancement

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Filed Under: Education & Lifelong Learning, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: AARP, aerobic-exercise, Applied-Cognitive-Engineering, attention, biofeedback, blood-pressure, brain function improvement, brain-function, Brain-health, cogmed, cognifit, cognition, cognitive-enhancement, cognitive-fitness, cognitive-reserve, cognitive-therapy, crossword-puzzles, curiosity, Dakim, FDA, fitness, heartmath, Helicor, Houghton-Mifflin, human development, information-processing, intelligence, InterCure, Learning-Enhancement-Corporation, lumos-labs, medical profession, meditation, mental capital, mental capitalism, mental-abilities, mental-exercise, mental-fitness, NIH, nintendo, NovaVision, PBS, Posit-Science, scientific-brain-training, Scientific-Learning, self-regulation, transcript, videogames, Vivity-Labs, Wild-Divine, Working-memory

Technology Innovation to Enhance Wellbeing: New Model eHealth Community

October 27, 2011 by SharpBrains

Front Porch Cen­ter for Tech­nol­o­gy Inno­va­tion and Well­be­ing Receives Grant for the Mod­el eHealth Com­mu­ni­ty for Aging (press release):

- ” The Front Porch Cen­ter for Tech­nol­o­gy Inno­va­tion and Well­be­ing (Front Porch Cen­ter), a 501©(3) found­ed on the belief that tech­nol­o­gy inno­va­tion plays a vital role in enhanc­ing well­be­ing, was award­ed eHealth equip­ment val­ued at approx­i­mate­ly $207,000 through the Mod­el eHealth Com­mu­ni­ties ini­tia­tive at UC Davis Health Sys­tem and the [Read more…] about Tech­nol­o­gy Inno­va­tion to Enhance Well­be­ing: New Mod­el eHealth Community

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: affordable housing, aging, brain-fitness-program, broadband, California, California Telehealth Network, community health clinics, computer lab, Dakim, eHealth, EHR, Electronic Health Records, Front Porch Center, Front-Porch, grant, health kiosks, health-clinics, health-system, innovation, L.A. County Safety Net eConsult Program, MeHCA, neurocognitive, older-adults, technology, Technology Innovation, telehealth, the Dakim, UC Davis, United HealthCare, video conferencing, wellbeing, wellness, Wi-Fi

Market Report: Transforming Brain Health with Digital Tools — The State of the Brain Fitness Market 2010

March 10, 2011 by Alvaro Fernandez

In hon­or of Brain Aware­ness Week (March 14–20th), any­one who reg­is­ters to par­tic­i­pate in the 2011 Sharp­Brains Sum­mit BEFORE MARCH 20TH will obtain a com­pli­men­tary 207-page PDF copy of the full mar­ket report Trans­form­ing Brain Health with Dig­i­tal Tools to Assess, Enhance and Treat Cog­ni­tion Across the Lifes­pan — The State of the Brain Fit­ness Mar­ket 2010. Please note that the nor­mal price of this report is $1,295. This report includes pro­pri­etary sur­veys, mar­ket data and in-depth analy­sis of 32 com­pa­nies, 10 Inno­va­tion Case Stud­ies pre­pared by 2010 Inno­va­tion Awards Win­ners and Final­ists, and 23 Research Exec­u­tive Briefs pre­pared by lead­ing scientists.

Report Sum­mary

This 207-page report tracks devel­op­ments at over thir­ty pub­lic and pri­vate com­pa­nies offer­ing dig­i­tal tools to assess, enhance and repair brain-based cog­ni­tive and self-reg­u­la­tion func­tions and pro­vides impor­tant indus­try data, insights and analy­sis to help investors, exec­u­tives, entre­pre­neurs, and pol­icy mak­ers nav­i­gate the oppor­tu­ni­ties and risks of this rapid­ly grow­ing field. The report dis­cusses the impli­ca­tions of [Read more…] about Mar­ket Report: Trans­form­ing Brain Health with Dig­i­tal Tools — The State of the Brain Fit­ness Mar­ket 2010

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Filed Under: Technology & Innovation Tagged With: Advanced Brain Tech­nolo­gies, Applied Cog­ni­tive Engi­neer­ing, Arrow­smith School, Brain Cen­ter Amer­ica, brain-fitness-market, brain-health-market, Brain-Resource, CNS-Vital-Signs, Cog­ni­tive Fit­ness and Inno­v­a­tive Ther­a­pies, Cog­nic­iti, Cog­niFit, cogmed, CogState, Dakim, E-Hub, Houghton Mif­flin, Learn­ing Enhance­ment Cor­po­ra­tion, Learn­ingRx, Lexia Learn­ing, lumos-labs, Mar­bles: The Brain Store, market-report, Med­In­ter­act, Mem­ory Train­ing Cen­ters of Amer­ica, Mind360, MyBrain­Trainer, Neo­Corta, Neu­ro­Trax, NovaV­i­sion, Posit Sci­ence, Sci­en­tific Brain Train­ing, Sci­en­tific Learn­ing, Telos Inter­na­tional, Ultra­sis, United-BioSource, Vibrant­Brains, Vig­or­ous Mind, Viv­ity Labs

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