Executive Functions and Dysfunction in Brain Health and Brain Disorders: Dates announced for Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg’s Symposium in Costa Rica

By SharpBrains | March 7, 2024

We are pleased to announce a fan­tas­tic 5‑day pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ty fea­tur­ing our Advi­sor and renowned author and neu­ropsy­chol­o­gist Elkhonon Gold­berg, Ph.D., ABPP., and titled “Exec­u­tive Func­tions and Dys­func­tion in Brain Health and Brain Dis­or­ders. Frontal Lobes, Dis­trib­uted Net­works, and the Whole Brain.” The infor­ma­tion pre­sent­ed will aid prac­ti­tion­ers and researchers alike in advanc­ing their knowledge…

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Reading for pleasure during childhood may lead to higher brain/ cognitive development and mental well-being during adolescence

By The Conversation | July 19, 2023 |

Ear­ly child­hood is a crit­i­cal peri­od for brain devel­op­ment, which is impor­tant for boost­ing cog­ni­tion and men­tal well­be­ing. Good brain health at this age is direct­ly linked to bet­ter men­tal heath, cog­ni­tion and edu­ca­tion­al attain­ment in ado­les­cence and adult­hood. It can also pro­vide resilience in times of stress. But, sad­ly, brain devel­op­ment can be hampered…

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Applied Neuroscience and Neurotechnology

By SharpBrains | September 30, 2019

After a very busy month, it’s time now for Sharp­Brains e‑newsletter to sum­ma­rize the lat­est ini­tia­tives, tools and ideas for life­long brain health and men­tal fit­ness — and to share a few puz­zles and illu­sions to tease your brain. ? A grow­ing num­ber of class­rooms in Chi­na are equipped with arti­­fi­­cial-intel­li­­gence cam­eras and brain-wave track­ers. Video:…

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Brain teaser to test your pattern recognition: Fill the void

By Caroline Latham | September 6, 2019

Here’s a quick brain teas­er pro­vid­ed by puz­zle mas­ter Wes Car­roll. Which num­ber should be placed in the emp­ty tri­an­gle, and why? This brain teas­er helps you work out your exec­u­tive functions–supported by your frontal lobes– such as pat­tern recog­ni­tion, hypoth­e­sis test­ing, and log­ic. Let us know below how you do and whether you have alter­na­tive answers…

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