Posts Tagged ‘expert-knowledge--neurons’
The Upside of Aging-WSJ
Sharon Begley writes another great article on The Upside of Aging — WSJ.com (subscription required) “The aging brain is subject to a dreary litany of changes. It shrinks, Swiss cheese-like holes grow, connections between neurons become sparser, blood flow and oxygen supply fall. That leads to trouble with short-term memory and rapidly switching attention, among other…
Read MoreBrain Health Newsletter, February Edition, and Brain Awareness Week
Press: see what CBS and Time Magazine are talking about. SharpBrains was introduced in the Birmingham News, Chicago Tribune and in a quick note carried by the American Psychological Association news service.Website and Blog Summary.We hope you enjoy our new Home Page.Cognitive NeuroscienceBrain Fitness GlossaryCognitive Reserve and LifestyleHeart Rate Variability as an Index of Regulated Emotional RespondingNeuroscience Interview Series: on learning and “brain gyms“EducationCounseling center offers biofeedback to help decrease stressLifelong learning, literally: neuroplasticity for students, boomers, seniors…Health & WellnessWant to Improve Memory?… Do I need anything else?Learning Slows Physical Progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseProfessional DevelopmentImproving Your Brain Tools: Reading Emotional Messages in the FaceEnhancing the Trader’s Self-Control.Brain Teasers.Exercise Your Brains — Visual Logic Brain TeaserBrain Workout for Your Frontal LobesBlog Carnivals: collection of best blog articles around particular topics.We hosted Encephalon #15: Neuroscience and Psychology Blog Carnival.And launched Brain Fitness Blog Carnival #1.
Read MoreNew brain cells in the adult brain
BBC News reports that Brain creates ‘new’ nerve cells: “Researchers have discovered a type of brain cell that continuously regenerates in humans.” “Experts said the findings, published in Science, opened up the potential for research into repairing brains in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease” “Dr Mark Baxter, Wellcome Trust senior research fellow at Oxford University,…
Read MoreCognitive Reserve and Lifestyle
In honor of the Week of Science presented at Just Science we will be writing about “just science”.Today, we will highlight the key points in an excellent review of cognitive reserve: Today, we will highlight the key points in an excellent review of cognitive reserve: Scarmeas, Nikolaos and Stern, Yaakov. Cognitive reserve and lifestyle. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 2003;25:625–33.The concept of cognitive reserve has been defined as the ability of an individual to tolerate progressive brain pathology without demonstrating clinical cognitive symptoms. Epidemiological evidence suggests that individuals with higher IQ, education, occupational achievement, or participation in intellectually and socially active lifestyles may result in both quantitatively more cognitive networks and qualitatively more functionally efficient networks resulting in more reserve.
Read MoreMindFit and Posit Science in the Wall Street Journal’s “Putting Brain Exercises to the Test”
The Wall Street Journal has a great article today, Putting Brain Exercises to the Test (requires subscription), that compares 6 different computer-based brain exercise programs along ease-of-use, fun, and science behind. We at SharpBrains conducted a very similar exercise last year, coming to basically the same conclusions. The article compares Nintendo Brain Age, MyBrainBuilder, MyBrainTrainer,…
Read MoreOnline Brain Fitness Gym
See our second press release below, and visit our Press Room for the great press we are starting to get about our brain fitness gym. Special Offer: For a limited time, you can receive a complimentary copy of our Brain Fitness 101 e‑Guide: Answers to your Top 25 Questions, written by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg and Alvaro…
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