Interactive Human Brain in 3D

By SharpBrains | September 2, 2011 |

Heath­line now offers a cool inter­ac­tive Human Brain in 3D you can play with, as part of their over­all Body Maps. Enjoy! Relat­ed arti­cles: — Use It or Lose It: What is It? — Why We Need to Retool Use It or Lose It https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/12/use-it-or-lose-it-what-is-it/Use

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Learning with Video Games: A Revolution in Education and Training?

By Marshall Weinstein | July 29, 2011 |

In recent years, we have wit­nessed the begin­nings of a rev­o­lu­tion in edu­ca­tion.  Tech­nol­o­gy has fun­da­men­tal­ly altered the way we do many things in dai­ly life, but it is just start­ing to make head­way in chang­ing the way we teach.  Just as tele­vi­sion shows like Sesame Street enhanced the pas­sive learn­ing of infor­ma­tion for kids…

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7 Key Lessons from the 2011 SharpBrains Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century

By Luc P. Beaudoin | April 21, 2011

Sharp­Brains served a high­ly thought-pro­­vok­ing and infor­ma­tive 2011 Vir­tu­al Sum­mit on Retool­ing Brain Health for the 21st Cen­tu­ry over 3 days, March 30th — April 1st. Here is a brief dis­til­la­tion of the large num­ber (40+) of pre­sen­ta­tions. 1.The range and vari­ety of pre­sen­ta­tions left no room for doubt that the dig­i­tal brain health market…

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Maintain Your Brain and Stay Sharp: An Upcoming Guide and Resource

By Alvaro Fernandez | April 24, 2009 |

You may be read­ing all about brain fit­ness and brain train­ing. It seems every week brings a new bar­rage of arti­cles and stud­ies which often con­tra­dict what you read the month before: Does Gingko Bilo­ba help delay Alzheimer’s Dis­ease? Can phys­i­cal exer­cise help you stay sharp as you age? Which com­put­er-based “brain fit­ness pro­grams”, if…

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