Posts Tagged ‘Karlene-Ball’
Allstate: Can we improve Driver Safety using Posit Science InSight?
Insurance company Allstate and brain fitness software developer Posit Science just announced (see press release Protecting Pennsylvania Drivers, One Brain at a Time) a very intelligent initiative: Video exercises aid driving skills (Chicago Tribune) -“Allstate, which called the Posit program “potentially the next big breakthrough in automobile safety,” said it expects its software exercises to…
Read MoreDriveFit (CogniFit); Brain Fitness Program for Driving
Driving as Next Brain Fitness Application? Last month, at the MIT/ SmartSilvers event where we presented our Brain Fitness Market Report, we discussed what specific applications, beyond the current emphasis on healthy aging, might take computerized cognitive training to a new level.  Assessing and improving driving skills would be a top candidate, given both the well-defined…
Read MoreImproving Driving Skills and Brain Functioning- Interview with ACTIVE’s Jerri Edwards
Today we are fortunate to interview Dr. Jerri Edwards, an Associate Professor at University of South Florida’s School of Aging Studies and Co-Investigator of the influencial ACTIVE study. Dr. Edwards was trained by Dr. Karlene K. Ball, and her research is aimed toward discovering how cognitive abilities can be maintained and even enhanced with advancing age.…
Read MoreCustomer Satisfaction Survey/ Tech Museum Awards
We usually spend more time in this blog talking about brain fitness science, programs and trends than talking about people. Today we are going to change that, since we have been receiving great feedback from a number of sources. While we still need to improve a lot, we can start to see the results of…
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