Posts Tagged ‘educators’
Brain Fitness News and Events
Quick links to excellent resources: 1) FEATURE-Brain fitness seen as hot industry of the future (Reuters) 2) Learning & the Brain Conference for Educators and Clinicians. April 26–29, 2008. Cambridge, MA 3) Brain Health Across the Lifespan Seminar for Health & Aging Professionals. May 15th, 2008. San Francisco, CA For more info,
Read MoreBrain Connection: Eric Jensen on Learning and the Brain
Eric Jensen is a former middle school teacher and former adjunct professor for several universities including the University of California, San Diego. He co-founded the Learning Brain Expo, a conference for educators, and has written 21 books on the brain and learning. Jensen is currently completing his PhD coursework. His most recent book, Enriching the…
Read MoreSharpBrains in Scientific American Mind/ Brain Health Blog and Newsletter
We were very happy to discover that Scientific American Mind has highlighted SharpBrains in their June/July 2007 issue!If you are here due to that issue, we’d like to welcome you and show you around a bit. You might enjoy: Our Neuroscience Interview Series in which we interview some of the leading neuroscientists in brain fitness, including: Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg on Brain Fitness Programs and Cognitive Training, Cognitive Simulations for Basketball Game-Intelligence: Interview with Prof. Daniel Gopher, Working Memory Training and RoboMemo: Interview with Dr. Torkel Klingberg, Memory training and attention deficits: interview with Notre Dame’s Bradley Gibson, and an upcoming interview with Yaakov Stern, the leading researcher behind the Cognitive Reserve theory
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