Posts Tagged ‘Darwin’
Darwin’s adult neuroplasticity
Charles Darwin (1809–1882)‘s autobiography (full text free online) includes some very insightful refections on the evolution of his own mind during his middle-age, showcasing the power of the brain to rewire itself through experience (neuroplasticity) during our whole lifetimes-not just when we are youngest. He wrote these paragraphs at the age of 72 (I have bolded some key…
Read MoreTrading psychology and Trader Performance
Professor, trader and author Brett Steenbarger, one of the main experts on Trading psychology and Trader Performance (see our interview with him here), just announced he will speak at a Free Interactive Webinar on Trader Performance “During the Webinar, I will summarize and elaborate basic ideas from my book and also introduce new ideas developed…
Read MoreMindFit Corporate and Freeze-Framer for Memory and Brain Fitness
Cognitive training and stress management, MindFit and Freeze-Framer (or emWave): two complementary sides of Brain Fitness. Research shows that adults can and should take care of their brains, both for short-term and long-term benefits. Through brain exercise we can improve our overall cognitive function right nowâ€â€making quick decisions, staying calm and focused under pressure, and…
Read MoreBrain Fitness News
Another great week full of interesting and relevant articles. We will start a new tradition: we will end up the week (either on Friday or during the weekend) with a round-up of the articles we haven’t been able to comment on during the week. Please feel free to send us your suggestions too! (You can join…
Read More‘Brain gyms’ tone minds and reduce stress
Fun article in the San Francisco Examiner today on how High-tech ‘brain gyms’ tone minds, reduce stress. Quotes: “SharpBrains and Posit Science are just two of a growing number of start-up companies leading the way in the area of packaging and developing suites of software they call “brain gyms.†“SharpBrains offers a suite of products…
Read MoreBrain Health Newsletter, March Edition
We have had another busy month behind us, and we’re looking forward to Brain Awareness Week March 12–18. Keep reading for the details (including a special offer in honor of Brain Awareness Week) … I. Press Coverage II. Events III. Program Reviews IV. New Offerings V. Website and Blog Summary. Set your DVRs – SharpBrains is coming to the small screen! Our television debut will be on CBS 13 West Sacramento’s “Good Day Sacramento†on Monday, March 12. La Opinion, the most prestigious Spanish-language paper in the US, featured SharpBrains in a recent article “Secreto para triunfar en los exámenes†(Secrets to Triumphing in Exams). Another great international publication was an article called “Training the Brain as Possible as Training the Body†in the prominent Arabic newspaper Annahar. And Mark Muckenfuss of The Press-Enterprise in Riverside writes in “Train Your Brain”: “I would tend to believe that still we underestimate the brain,” says Fernandez, whose background is in educational training and marketing. He notes that recent studies have shown when a brain is injured by a stroke, “those mental structures recreate themselves (with exercise). It means to me there are a lot of things we could really do and many times we are not aware of them. We cannot promise to people you will only keep getting better until you are 200 years old. But I think people still underestimate how flexible the brain really is.”
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