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Final 6 hours to join online course How to Navigate Conventional and Complementary ADHD Treatments for Healthy Brain Development

May 8, 2015 by SharpBrains

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Heads-up: Reg­is­tra­tion for the upcom­ing online course How to Nav­i­gate Con­ven­tion­al and Com­ple­men­tary ADHD Treat­ments for Healthy Brain Devel­op­ment, fea­tur­ing Duke Uni­ver­si­ty’s Dr. David Rabin­er, ends in less than 48 hours. Click Here to learn more and reg­is­ter. The course starts this Tues­day, May 12th!

Course descrip­tion: In order to suc­cess­fully pro­mote children’s healthy brain devel­op­ment, every [Read more…] about Final 6 hours to join online course How to Nav­i­gate Con­ven­tion­al and Com­ple­men­tary ADHD Treat­ments for Healthy Brain Development

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Filed Under: Attention & ADD/ADHD, Brain/ Mental Health, Education & Lifelong Learning Tagged With: AD/HD-treatments, adhd, behav­ioral ther­apy, brain devel­op­ment, David-Rabiner, diet, exer­cise, healthy brain devel­op­ment, med­i­ta­tion, med­ica­tion, neu­ro­feed­back, online course, supplements, work­ing mem­ory train­ing

Announcement: New online course to Navigate Conventional and Complementary ADHD Treatments for Healthy Brain Development

January 13, 2015 by SharpBrains

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Dear col­leagues and friends,

?We are pleased to announce an excit­ing col­lab­o­ra­tion between Sharp­Brains and the Atten­tion Research Update to offer a new online course in May 2015, designed to equip par­tic­i­pants with the under­stand­ing and infor­ma­tion required to nav­i­gate and pri­or­i­tize ADHD treatments–both con­ven­tion­al and complementary–to max­i­mize healthy brain devel­op­ment for chil­dren with ADHD.

Course descrip­tion: Every par­ent whose child has been diag­nosed with ADHD should learn how to sys­tem­at­i­cal­ly nav­i­gate and mon­i­tor the range of poten­tial ADHD treat­ments based on the lat­est sci­en­tif­ic evi­dence. This course will pro­vide the nec­es­sary infor­ma­tion, frame­works and toolk­its to make well-informed deci­sions, in con­junc­tion with pro­fes­sion­al advice, about med­ica­tion, behav­ioral ther­a­py, exer­cise, neu­ro­feed­back, work­ing mem­o­ry train­ing, med­i­ta­tion, diet and supplements.

Who this is for: This new course can be a valu­able resource for par­ents whose child has been diag­nosed with ADHD and also for pro­fes­sion­als seek­ing to stay updated.

Dr. David RabinerThe Fac­ulty:

  • Dr. David Rabin­er, founder of the Atten­tion Research Update, is an Asso­ciate Dean and a Research Pro­fes­sor in the Depart­ment of Psy­chol­ogy and Neu­ro­science at Duke University.
  • Alvaro Fer­nan­dez, named a Young Glob­al Leader by the World Eco­nomic Forum, is the co-author of The Sharp­Brains Guide to Brain Fit­ness: How to Opti­mize Brain Health and Per­for­mance at Any Age (2013).

–> To Learn More and Reg­is­ter, please vis­it the course page:

How to Nav­i­gate Con­ven­tion­al and Com­ple­men­tary ADHD Treat­ments for Healthy Brain Development

Friends of Sharp­Brains can reg­is­ter with a 10% dis­count using pro­mo­tion­al code: sharp2015

Wish­ing you and yours an excel­lent 2015,

- The Sharp­Brains Team

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Filed Under: Attention & ADD/ADHD, Brain/ Mental Health, Education & Lifelong Learning Tagged With: AD/HD-treatments, Atten­tion Research Update, behavioral-therapy, brain-development, David-Rabiner, diet, Duke Uni­ver­sity, exercise, healthy brain development, medication, meditation, neu­ro­feed­back, sharpbrains, supplements, working-memory-training

The State of the Brain Fitness Movement: demographic, scientific, and market trends, explained

September 4, 2014 by SharpBrains

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That will be the focus of the first ses­sion at the 2014 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (Octo­ber 28–30th, 2014). We hope you can join us!

The State of the Brain Fit­ness Move­ment: demo­graphic, sci­en­tific, and mar­ket trends, explained

  • Alvaro Fer­nan­dez, CEO of SharpBrains
  • Dr. Adam Gaz­za­ley, Direc­tor of UCSF Neu­ro­science Imag­ing Cen­ter and Co-founder of Akili Inter­ac­tive Labs
  • Jack Young, Head of Qual­comm Life Fund
  • Dr. David Rabin­er, Asso­ciate Dean of Trin­ity Col­lege at Duke University
  • Chair: Patri­cia Marx, Staff Writer at The New Yorker

[Read more…] about The State of the Brain Fit­ness Move­ment: demo­graph­ic, sci­en­tif­ic, and mar­ket trends, explained

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: Adam Gaz­za­ley, Akili Inter­ac­tive Labs, Alvaro Fer­nan­dez, brain, Brain-Fitness, David-Rabiner, Duke-University, Jack Young, Patri­cia Marx, Qual­comm, sharpbrains, The New Yorker, UCSF

Meet these 25+ Summit Speakers at the forefront of Brain, Health and Innovation

August 26, 2014 by SharpBrains

2014_SharpBrains_Virtual_Summit_Shaping the Practice and the Future of Brain FitnessWe are proud to share the world-class and expand­ing ros­ter of experts and inno­va­tors who will speak at the upcom­ing 2014 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (Octo­ber 28–30th, 2014). Please check out their spec­tac­u­lar bios, the pre­lim­i­nary agen­da, and con­sid­er join­ing us! As of today, we are count­ing on:

  • Dr. Adam Gaz­za­ley, Direc­tor of the Neu­ro­science Imag­ing Cen­ter at the Uni­ver­sity of Cal­i­for­nia, San Francisco
  • Aki Niko­laidis, NSF Fel­low at the Uni­ver­sity of Illi­nois Cham­paign Urbana
  • Alex Doman, Co-founder of Sleep Genius
  • Alvaro Fer­nan­dez, CEO of SharpBrains
  • Ariel Garten, CEO and co-founder of InteraXon
  • Bill Pren­ovitz, Glob­al Prod­uct and Ser­vice Man­age­ment at Philips Healthcare’s Aging-in-Place Program

[Read more…] about Meet these 25+ Sum­mit Speak­ers at the fore­front of Brain, Health and Innovation

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: Adam Gaz­za­ley, Aki Niko­laidis, Alex Doman, ariel garten, Bill Pren­ovitz, Bill Reich­man, Bob Bilder, brain, brain fitness speakers, brain health public speakers, Brain-health, corinna lathan, Daphne Bave­lier, David-Rabiner, Dharma-Singh-Khalsa, Dou­glas Ziedo­nis, Ed Batista, Eddie Mar­tucci, Evian Gor­don, health, innovation, Ita­mar Lesu­isse, Jack Young, James Cavuoto, Joan Sev­er­son, Joe Hardy, Kate Sul­li­van, Ken­neth Kosik, Maseena Ziegler, public speakers, Steve Quan, Susan Jew­ell, Tommy Sagroun, Zack-Lynch

Perspective: Neurofeedback treatment for ADHD is gaining strong support

May 1, 2014 by Dr. David Rabiner

neurofeedbackNeu­ro­feed­back — also known as EEG Biofeed­back — is an ADHD treat­ment in which indi­vid­u­als learn to alter their typ­i­cal EEG pat­tern to one that is con­sis­tent with a focused, atten­tive state. This is done by col­lect­ing EEG data from indi­vid­u­als as they focus on stim­uli pre­sent­ed on a com­put­er screen. Their abil­i­ty to [Read more…] about Per­spec­tive: Neu­ro­feed­back treat­ment for ADHD is gain­ing strong support

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Filed Under: Attention & ADD/ADHD, Brain/ Mental Health Tagged With: ADHD-Treatment, Attention-Research-Update, behavior-therapy, biofeedback, David-Rabiner, EEG-Biofeedback, medication-treatment, methylphenidate, Neurofeedback, Neurofeedback-Treatment, Ritalin

Update: Invest in Brain Health to Drive Health, Innovation and Prosperity

July 31, 2012 by SharpBrains

Time for Sharp­Brains’ July 2012 eNewslet­ter, fea­tur­ing in this occa­sion an in-depth arti­cle on why and how to Invest in Brain Health to Dri­ve Inno­va­tion and Pros­per­i­ty, by Veroni­ka Litinski.

Fea­tured Perspectives:

  • Invest in Brain Health to Dri­ve Inno­va­tion and Pros­per­i­ty, by Veroni­ka Litinski
  • Under­stand­ing, and Nur­tur­ing, Resilience, by Andrew Zolli
  • How Do Words, such as Yes and No, Change Our Brains and Lives?, by Dr. Andrew New­berg and Mark Waldman
  • Study: Adap­tive Work­ing Mem­o­ry Train­ing Can Reduce ADHD-relat­ed Off-Task Behav­ior, by Dr. David Rabiner
  • Pro­mot­ing Men­tal Agili­ty through Cog­ni­tive Con­trol and Men­tal Rep­re­sen­ta­tion, by Judith Tin­gley, PhD
New Research and Resources:
  • Cog­ni­tive Mon­i­tor­ing Emerg­ing as Crit­i­cal for Health
  • Gait Changes as Indi­ca­tor of Cog­ni­tive Health Decline
  • New & Excel­lent Review of Com­put­er­ized Cog­ni­tive Train­ing with Old­er Adults
  • Brain Dam­age, Ther­a­peu­tics and the Blood-Brain Barrier
  • Necomi­mi Avail­able in USA
  • Car­diac Surgery Can Impact Long-term Cog­ni­tive Functioning
  • Cog­ni­tive Deficits May Hin­der Self Care in Patients with Heart Failure
  • Brain Researchers Start Map­ping the Human ‘Con­nec­tome’

Sharp­Brains News:

  • More Thumbs Up for 2012 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (23 and counting!)
  • Sev­en Most Pop­u­lar 2012 Sharp­Brains Sum­mit Record­ings Now Avail­able at $75 each

Have a great month of August!

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Education & Lifelong Learning, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: adhd, Andrew Zolli, Andrew-Newberg, Brain-health, cognitive, cognitive-health, Cognitive-Training, David-Rabiner, innovation, Judith Tingley, Mark Waldman, Necomini, NeuroSky, prosperity, resilience, Veronika Litinski, Working-memory, working-memory-training

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