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Nike launches mental training app to help soccer players win the mental game

June 16, 2016 by SharpBrains

nike-pro-geniusNike Moves into Brain Train­ing with Launch of Pro Genius (Cre­ativ­i­ty):

“Nike has made its first move into the world of men­tal train­ing with the launch of Pro Genius, a series of tools and tech­niques designed to help young soc­cer play­ers devel­op the men­tal side of their game [Read more…] about Nike launch­es men­tal train­ing app to help soc­cer play­ers win the men­tal game

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Education & Lifelong Learning, Peak Performance, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: AKQA, athletes, athletic performance, brain app, Brain-games, Brain-Training, brain-training-app, mental game, mental-training, Nike+, Pro Genius, soccer

Update: Is Having a Brain a Medical Condition?

August 31, 2012 by SharpBrains

Time for Sharp­Brains’ August 2012 eNewslet­ter, fea­tur­ing in this occa­sion mul­ti­ple insight­ful per­spec­tives on how emerg­ing brain and cog­ni­tive sci­ence can be applied to  improve edu­ca­tion, clin­i­cal prac­tice, pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and dai­ly living.

Fea­tured Perspectives:

  • Does Brain Fit­ness Require Med­ical­iza­tion? (or, Is Hav­ing a Brain a Med­ical Con­di­tion?), by Dr. Philip Toman
  • New Study shows Teens with ADHD helped by Cog­ni­tive Behav­ioral Ther­a­py, by Dr. David Rabiner
  • In the Age of Google, Should Schools Teach Mem­o­riza­tion Skills?, by Dr. Bill Klemm
  • Nav­i­gat­ing The Many Dan­gers of Expe­ri­ence and Think Fresh: When Is a Ham­mer Not a Ham­mer?, by Dr. Shlo­mo Breznitz & Collins Hemingway

Research and News:

  • Why Man­ag­ing Stress is Cru­cial for Brain Fitness
  • The Men­tal Game: How High-Lev­el Ath­letes Remain Calm and Focused
  • Brain train­ing (cog­ni­tive behav­iour­al ther­a­py) seen as most cost-effec­tive treat­ment for chron­ic fatigue syndrome
  • Lumos Labs (devel­op­er of lumosity.com) rais­es $31.5 million
  • The (Tai­lored) Future of New Dri­ver Training

Have a nice Labor Day Weekend!

(Source of brain pic: BigStockPhoto)

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Education & Lifelong Learning Tagged With: brain, Brain-Fitness, Brain-Training, cognitive-behavioral-therapy, lumos-labs, medicalization, memorization, mental game, Stress

The Mental Game: How High-Level Athletes Remain Calm and Focused

August 10, 2012 by SharpBrains

The Men­tal Prepa­ra­tion of High-Lev­el Ath­letes (brief­ing paper by the Dana Foundation):

“Base­ball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra is cred­it­ed with say­ing that “90 per­cent of the game is half men­tal.” Over the years, the line has been appro­pri­at­ed beyond the world of base­ball to explain the impor­tance of fac­tors like focus and moti­va­tion [Read more…] about The Men­tal Game: How High-Lev­el Ath­letes Remain Calm and Focused

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Filed Under: Education & Lifelong Learning, Peak Performance Tagged With: dana-foundation, focus, mental game, mental preparation, motivation, Olympics, sports psychologists, Yogi Berra

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