Posts Tagged ‘law’
Study: Judicial opinions mentioning neuroscientific evidence doubled between 2005 and 2012
The Brain Gets Its Day in Court (The Atlantic): “The crime was brutal…Detrich is still on death row today as the appeals process drags on, but in 2010, his lawyers achieved a victory of sorts. They claimed that
Read MoreTravel and Engagement as Good Brain Exercise
Neuroplasticity is defined as “the ability of the brain to rewire itself through experience”. We typically summarize a lot of brain research by encouraging SharpBrains readers is to seek for novelty, variety and challenge, as guidelines for “brain exercise” that will help build new connections in the brain, force one to be mindful and pay…
Read MoreBest of the Brain from Scientific American
The Dana Foundation kindly sent us a copy of the great book Best of the Brain from Scientific American, a collection of 21 superb articles published previously in Scientific American magazine. A very nicely edited and illustrated book, this is a must for anyone who enjoys learning about the brain and speculating about what the…
Read MoreBrain Training: MindFit workout
Just released in Scientific American: Memory workouts beat other computer games in study Some quotes “Training the brain with a computer workout program may be better than classic computer games at staving off age-related mental decline, scientists reported on Friday.” “Researchers in Israel compared how one brain-training program, MindFit, fared versus a workout with a sampling…
Read MoreSmart Brains, Sharp Brain… new research on maintaining one
A New York Times editorial printed today states:When tested five years later, these participants [in a cognitive training study] had less of a decline in the skill they were trained in than did a control group that received no cognitive training. The payoff from mental exercise seemed far greater than we are accustomed to getting for physical exercise  as if 10 workouts at the gym were enough to keep you fit five years later.and If further studies show that mental exercises can improve everyday functioning, doctors may need to prescribe such training, senior centers may want to set up “brain gyms,†and aging Americans would be wise to do brain-stretching activities.
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