Posts Tagged ‘healthy-aging’
New book provides practical guidance for women (and men) to rebalance our lifestyles and build Cognitive Reserve
On one of our “walk and talks” around the lush trails of Rock Creek Park in DC surrounded by bikers, runners, cars and the occasional deer, Wendy and Lisa talked about aging. Wendy’s mother, who had her children in her early 20s, was still joining the family’s grueling summer hikes with her children and nine…
Read MoreEvidence review: Cognitive training & remediation works, especially in schizophrenia and healthy aging
___ Evidence That Computerized Cognitive Training Works (Psychology Today) “Many people use computerized cognitive training with the hopes of preventing mental decline or improving mental performance. But do these brain training games actually work?
Read MoreTop 10 SharpBrains Resources in 2015 to Navigate the Brain Health Revolution
These are the 10 most popular SharpBrains resources in 2015, spanning a wide range of brain, health & neurotechnology topics and available in multiple platforms: 1. Best practices to assess and enhance brain function via mobile devices and wearables (Slidedeck) 2. Brain Health in the Pervasive Neurotechnology Era (Slidedeck) 3. SharpBrains @ New York Public Library: Practical Advice to Keep Your Brain…
Read MorePosit Science, developer of brainHQ brain training system, joins SharpBrains Summit Sponsors
–> Meet the world-class Sponsors supporting the 2015 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (November 17–19th) Our newest Sponsor, brainHQ, is a brain training system built by Posit Science to help people be at their best throughout their lives. Under the leadership of CEO Henry Mahncke and CSO Dr. Michael Merzenich, their team of experts designs, tests, and refines online exercises that…
Read MoreNew market report analyzing the growing Digital Brain Health market 2012–2020
We are proud to release today what we believe is our best market intelligence report so far, tracking how fully automated applications designed to assess, monitor and/ or enhance cognition and brain functioning are transforming brain health, and health overall. Here are a few examples of what we mean by Digital Brain Health, selected from among…
Read MoreUpdate: The Future of Preventive Brain Medicine
Time for SharpBrains’ January 2012 eNewsletter, featuring in this occasion multiple thought-provoking perspectives on how emerging neuroscience can and should make us rethink prevailing practices in education, healthy aging and preventive medicine. Featured Perspectives: The Future of Preventive Brain Medicine: Breaking Down the Cognition & Alzheimer’s Disease Alphabet Soup, by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa When 1 +…
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