Posts Tagged ‘health-policy’
Encephalon: Briefing the Next US President on Neuroscience & Psychology
Dear Mr or Mrs Next US President, We are glad to welcome you to our blog carnival. After a short hiatus, Encephalon is back and gathering steam. We have prepared this “revival” edition just for you, so you can be well informed and impress us all during the upcoming Sciencedebate 2008. Without further ado, let’s…
Read MoreThe Alfred Nobel legacy: 2007 Nobel Prizes
In 1895, this will by Alfred Nobel created the Nobel Prizes. One page worth reading, with this core paragraph: “The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed…
Read More10 Highlights from the 2007 Aspen Health Forum
The Aspen Health Forum gathered an impressive group of around 250 people to discuss the most pressing issues in Health and Medical Science (check out the Program and the Speakers bios), on October 3–6th. It was the first conference, by the way, where I have heard a speaker say: “I resuscitated a woman yesterday”. Key…
Read MoreBrain Fitness @ Education, Training, Health events
In what category does Brain Fitness fit? Education, Productivity and Training, Health? Most of the interest so far has come from a Healthy Aging angle, but we are starting to see broader interest, as in the events below. After all, isn’t working on our brains relevant to all those markets?. 2 busy weeks: I am…
Read MoreNeurotechnology, Health and Brain Fitness News
Today we have a number of industry announcements: 1) New editions of these Blog Carnivals (collections of blog posts around specific topics) Encephalon (neuroscience) Grand Rounds (medicine) Education (guess!) Happiness 2) The Neurotechnology Industry Organization has launched a Neurotech Job Board dedicated to commercial neuroscience (mostly focused on clinical applications, like drugs and devices, not…
Read MoreFeed Your Brain with Fun Neuroscience
To all new readers-Welcome!. The Digg Tsunami has brought over 40,000 visitors so far…and it continues. We need to thank Andrey for his excellent technical work in helping us ride such a beautiful wave. Let me give you an overview of what you can find in our blog, bridging neuroscience research and brain health/ “brain exercise”…
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