Posts Tagged ‘mental-fitness-training’
Brain Health Newsletter, February Edition, and Brain Awareness Week
Press: see what CBS and Time Magazine are talking about. SharpBrains was introduced in the Birmingham News, Chicago Tribune and in a quick note carried by the American Psychological Association news service.Website and Blog Summary.We hope you enjoy our new Home Page.Cognitive NeuroscienceBrain Fitness GlossaryCognitive Reserve and LifestyleHeart Rate Variability as an Index of Regulated Emotional RespondingNeuroscience Interview Series: on learning and “brain gyms“EducationCounseling center offers biofeedback to help decrease stressLifelong learning, literally: neuroplasticity for students, boomers, seniors…Health & WellnessWant to Improve Memory?… Do I need anything else?Learning Slows Physical Progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseProfessional DevelopmentImproving Your Brain Tools: Reading Emotional Messages in the FaceEnhancing the Trader’s Self-Control.Brain Teasers.Exercise Your Brains — Visual Logic Brain TeaserBrain Workout for Your Frontal LobesBlog Carnivals: collection of best blog articles around particular topics.We hosted Encephalon #15: Neuroscience and Psychology Blog Carnival.And launched Brain Fitness Blog Carnival #1.
Read MoreBrain exercises: Want a workout for your brain?
Very fun article in the Birmingham News today on SharpBrains and brain exercises, titled Want a workout for your brain?. The journalist explains things very well and with great humor (for the humor, you need to read the article!). Here are some quotes: — “Think of it as a gymnasium for your mind,” SharpBrains CEO…
Read MoreThe Dana Guide to Brain Health and Brain Research
Dana Press kindly sent us a couple of books. One of them, The Dana Guide to Brain Health: A Practical Family Reference From Medical Experts, is our topic today. We are impressed by what Dana is doing to insert neuroscience findings and implications into the public discourse. No big surprise then, to find out so much…
Read MoreWhy do You Turn Down the Radio When You’re Lost?
. You’re driving through suburbia one evening looking for the street where you’re supposed to have dinner at a friend’s new house. You slow down to a crawl, turn down the radio, stop talking, and stare at every sign. Why is that? Neither the radio nor talking affects your vision. Or do they?
Read MoreNutritional Supplements and Brain Fitness
Well, the idea that you can just pop a pill to improve your memory and attention lost some ground today. The Associated Press released an article on DHEA, a steroid precursor to testosterone and estrogen used to improve athletic performance, increase sex drive, and reduce fat as well as fight diabetes and heart disease. The…
Read MoreMichael Merzenich interview
Good interview with Posit Science’s Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Thanks, Steve!) Includes the quote “People can be active learners by learning in new forms and in new domains. It’s not just being active and getting up every day. The brain is a learning machine, and it needs to be engaged in new learning of different dimensions.…
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