Posts Tagged ‘Mayo-Clinic’
Mental stimulation over genetics: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years (even APOE4 carriers)
Feeding the Brain’s Curiosity Helps Delay Alzheimer’s, Study Says (Bloomberg): “People genetically prone to Alzheimer’s who went to college, worked in complex fields and stayed engaged intellectually held off the disease almost a decade longer than others, a study found.
Read MoreMayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center adopts Intelligym cognitive training
Intelligym’s Cognitive Therapy Technologies Added to Comprehensive Approach in Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center’s Hockey Program (press release): “Cognitive training has taken off amongst thousands of players and hockey programs
Read MoreBrain Training: It Works, and It Doesn’t Work
The IMPACT study which we reported on in December 2007, funded by Posit Science, conducted by the Mayo Clinic and USC Davis, has just announced publication at the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Reference: — Smith et al. A Cognitive Training Program Designed Based on Principles of Brain Plasticity: Results from the Improvement in…
Read MoreBrain Training: No Magic Bullet, Yet Useful Tool. Interview with Elizabeth Zelinski
Sharon Begley, Newsweek’s science reporter, recently wrote that — “With the nation’s 78 million baby boomers approaching the age of those dreaded ‘“where did I leave my keys?” moments, it’s no wonder the market for computer-based brain training has shot up from essentially zero in 2005 to $80 million this year, according to the consulting…
Read MoreBrain Health and Fitness Workshops
Today I have an announcement to make. You probably are seeing all the articles about Brain Fitness in the press and wondering, “What is this all about?â€Â, “Can someone help me navigate through all the programs out there?â€Â, “How is Brain Fitness relevant to me in my personal life or at work?â€Â. Well…we are delivering a series of…
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