Just announced: Brainnovations Pitch Contest on December 6th, 2017, featuring a stellar “Sharp Tank”

By SharpBrains | July 6, 2017

  In order to fos­ter inno­v­a­tive bridges and prob­lem-solv­ing between sci­en­tists, prac­ti­tion­ers, tech­nol­o­gists and entre­pre­neurs, the 2017 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (Decem­ber 5–7th) will host a Brainnova­tions Pitch Con­test on Decem­ber 6th. Ear­­ly-stage star­tups will sub­mit their ele­va­tor pitch and 1–2 page busi­ness plan, and up to 16 select­ed Final­ists will get to pitch their idea to the Judges and…

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Just in: Call for nominations and applications @ Global Teacher Prize 2018

By Alvaro Fernandez | June 30, 2017

—– Please join me and the Glob­al Teacher Prize in cel­e­brat­ing teach­ers and the amaz­ing things they do. Rec­og­nize the teach­ers who have changed your life, and/ or the lives of oth­ers around you, by nom­i­nat­ing them for a Glob­al Teacher Prize HERE before Octo­ber 8th, 2017. Descrip­tion: The Glob­al Teacher Prize is a US $1 mil­lion award…

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Update: Why Untrained Brains Are A Bit Like Puppies (And How Dance Offers Great Brain Training)

By SharpBrains | April 27, 2017

— Time for Sharp­Brains’ April e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing what’s new in brain health and cog­ni­tive per­for­mance. Quite stim­u­lat­ing read­ing :-) New think­ing Why Untrained Brains Are A Bit Like Pup­pies, And How To Put Togeth­er the Build­ing Blocks of a Smarter, Hap­pi­er Mind Mak­ing Stress Work for You, Instead of Against You 5 Facts You Need To Know…

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Update: Survey of scientific, technological & market trends revolutionizing Brain Health in our Digital Age

By SharpBrains | January 25, 2017

—– Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter explor­ing the lat­est dig­i­tal brain health tech­nolo­gies, neu­ro­science find­ings and insights for  life­long brain health and men­tal health. New tools: Sur­vey of key sci­en­tif­ic, tech­no­log­i­cal and invest­ment trends rev­o­lu­tion­iz­ing Brain Health in our Dig­i­tal Age Is Your iPhone Real­ly Fry­ing Your Brain? Five Things You Need To Know The Canadian…

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Update: Dementia rates in the UK significantly lower than forecasted, highlighting the protective role of lifestyle and education

By SharpBrains | April 27, 2016

    Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ eNewslet­ter, full of fas­ci­nat­ing brain stud­ies and emerg­ing think­ing and tools for life­long men­tal health and per­for­mance. Hap­py read­ing! New research: Demen­tia rates in the UK sig­nif­i­cant­ly low­er than forecasted–especially for men–highlighting the pro­tec­tive role of lifestyle and edu­ca­tion Sys­tem­at­ic evi­dence review finds cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py as effective…

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UK study: Dementia rates significantly lower than forecasted–especially for men–highlighting the protective role of lifestyle and education

By SharpBrains | April 20, 2016

Drop in demen­tia rates sug­gests dis­ease can be pre­vent­ed, researchers say (The Guardian): “In the UK, demen­tia has fall­en by a fifth over the past 20 years, pos­si­bly down to lifestyle and edu­ca­tion changes, high­light­ing ben­e­fits of pre­ven­ta­tive action… A team from three British uni­ver­si­ties con­clud­ed that as a result the num­ber of new cases…

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