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Let’s improve Brain Health Literacy during Brain Awareness Week 2018

March 2, 2018 by Alvaro Fernandez

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Please join us in get­ting ready to cel­e­brate Brain Aware­ness Week 2018 (March 12–18th), the annu­al glob­al cam­paign orga­nized by the Dana Foun­da­tion to increase pub­lic aware­ness about the progress and ben­e­fits of brain research.

To learn about activ­i­ties in your area, please vis­it BAW’s Inter­na­tion­al Cal­en­dar of events.

And remem­ber you don’t need to trav­el any­where to improve your brain health lit­er­a­cy and to adopt smarter, brain-friend­ly habits. Here are ten use­ful facts and tips com­ing from the hun­dreds of sci­en­tif­ic stud­ies ana­lyzed to pre­pare the book The Sharp­Brains Guide to Brain Fit­ness: How to Improve Brain Health and Per­for­mance at Any Age:

1. Genes do not deter­mine the fate of our brains. As evi­denced by life­long neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, our lifestyles are even more impor­tant than our genes in shap­ing how our brains grow and our minds evolve. [Read more…] about Let’s improve Brain Health Lit­er­a­cy dur­ing Brain Aware­ness Week 2018

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In honor of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, let’s discuss 10 Key Facts To Harness Brain Plasticity And Prolong Brain Health

June 5, 2017 by Alvaro Fernandez

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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Aware­ness Month, so let me share 10 Key Facts to har­ness brain plas­tic­i­ty & pro­long brain health that come from the hun­dreds of sci­en­tif­ic and med­ical stud­ies we ana­lyzed to [Read more…] about In hon­or of Alzheimer’s & Brain Aware­ness Month, let’s dis­cuss 10 Key Facts To Har­ness Brain Plas­tic­i­ty And Pro­long Brain Health

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In honor of Brain Awareness Week 2017, let’s discuss these 10 Key Facts To Harness Neuroplasticity And Improve Brain Fitness

March 16, 2017 by Alvaro Fernandez

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This week is Brain Aware­ness Week, so let me share–and let’s discuss!–these 10 Key Facts to Har­ness Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty & Improve Brain Fit­ness that come from the hun­dreds of sci­en­tif­ic and med­ical stud­ies we ana­lyzed to [Read more…] about In hon­or of Brain Aware­ness Week 2017, let’s dis­cuss these 10 Key Facts To Har­ness Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty And Improve Brain Fitness

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Question: Do “brain supplements” work?

June 22, 2016 by SharpBrains

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Answer: Unless direct­ed to address an iden­ti­fied defi­cien­cy, grow­ing evi­dence shows that sup­ple­ments do not seem to bring any sus­tained cog­ni­tive or brain benefits.

Keep read­ing 20 Must-Know Facts To Har­ness Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty And Improve Brain Health over at The Cre­ativ­i­ty Post.

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Question: Which is the only common leisure activity that has been associated with reduced cognitive function?

June 22, 2016 by SharpBrains

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Answer: Watch­ing television.

Keep read­ing 20 Must-Know Facts To Har­ness Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty And Improve Brain Health over at The Huff­in­g­ton Post.

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To honor BAW 2016: 50 Must-Know Facts + Full Recordings @ 2015 SharpBrains Virtual Summit

March 18, 2016 by SharpBrains

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Dear Sharp­Brains friend,

To hon­or Brain Aware­ness Week 2016, any­one who reg­is­ters (and, of course, any­one who has reg­is­tered already) to our upcom­ing Webi­nar: 50 Must-Know Facts to Har­ness Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty & Tech­nol­o­gy For Bet­ter Brain Health will gain com­pli­men­ta­ry 6‑month access to the full record­ings from the 2015 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Summit. The 15+ hours of record­ings fea­ture talks by 30+ experts and inno­va­tors, such as: [Read more…] about To hon­or BAW 2016: 50 Must-Know Facts + Full Record­ings @ 2015 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Summit

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