memory checkup

Time for Sharp­Brains’ August 2013 e‑newsletter, fea­turing 8 excel­lent inter­views with Speak­ers and Par­tic­i­pants in the 2013 Sharp­Brains Vir­tual Sum­mit (Sep­tem­ber 19–20th), 7 insight­ful media sto­ries, and more. Enjoy!

Inter­view Series:

• San­dra Chap­man: Using inno­v­a­tive think­ing, and brain train­ing, we can rewire the brain at every level
• Lynn Steffes: Let’s bet­ter inte­grate phys­i­cal ther­a­py and cog­ni­tive fitness
• Cori Lath­an: It’s time for an annu­al brain check-up, a “brain thermometer”
• Robert Bilder: We are embark­ing on the next stage of human evolution
• Dhar­ma Singh Khal­sa: Why are yoga and med­i­ta­tion often over­looked for healthy brain aging?
• Stephanie Korszen: Let’s improve men­tal self-aware­ness, start­ing with the role of fatigue
• Sher­rie All: A neu­ropsy­chol­o­gist shap­ing the future of cog­ni­tive wellness
• John Todor: To reach brain poten­tial, we need less indi­vid­ual “improv”

Sharp­Brains in the News:

• 5 ways to pro­tect your brain, and boost your career (CNN­Money)
• Cui­da tu cere­bro y mejo­ra tu car­rera (CNNEx­pan­sion)
• Com­mer­cial­iz­ing neu­ro­science (The Economist)
• Men­tally fit — Work­outs at the brain gym (The New Yorker)
• Growth of brain fit­ness indus­try prompts cre­ation of new online mem­o­ry check­up (Cana­di­an Press)
• How to Keep Your Brain Sharp (Greater Good Sci­ence Cen­ter at UC-Berkeley)
• Brain fit­ness inter­view with Alvaro Fer­nan­dez  (Brain Sci­ence Podcast)

Book review contest:

• The win­ners are: Deb­o­rah Zamin, Frank Ra, Matt Bar­ret, Nel­son Calderon, Ellen Som­mers and Annette Good­man. Thank you very much for your thought­ful and valu­able reviews!

Final­ly, we hope more sharp brains can join us at the 2013 Sharp­Brains Vir­tual Sum­mit (Sep­tem­ber 19–20th): Here is the full Sum­mit Agen­da and here the incred­i­ble Speak­er Bios.

You can REGISTER HERE with a 20% dis­count using pro­mo­tional code: sharp2020