Posts Tagged ‘Mind-Fitness’
Update: Let’s transform brain health from “suffer-in-silence” to “let-me-take-control”
Time for our September 2014 e‑newsletter, featuring a wealth of insights and innovations reports…including four thought-provoking interviews with Sponsors of the 2014 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (October 28–30th). Enjoy! New perspectives at the frontier of Brain, Health & Innovation: Barbara Arrowsmith Young: Every kid should practice stress reduction and targeted cognitive exercises at school Michael Meagher (Cogniciti): Let’s transform brain…
Read MoreWhen early retirement equals mental retirement and memory decline
The New-York Times reports on the study published a few days ago in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, “Mental retirement”: … Data from the United States, England and 11 other European countries suggest that the earlier people retire, the more quickly their memories decline. … what aspect of work is doing that, Dr. Suzman said.…
Read MoreWhat is Brain Fitness, anyway?
Vijay, one of our readers, wrote yesterday a very thoughtful comment : “What is brain fitness and how it is measured? Is it the same as mind fitness which seeks to achieve balance in life?” I am curious to learn how you would answer that question. I will add my perspective over the weekend, since I don’t…
Read MoreLifelong Learning and New Neurons in Adults
Very interesting new study, Critical Period Plasticity of Adult-Born Neurons, published in the journal Neuron by a team of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers. The press release New Adult Brain Cells May Be Central To Lifelong Learning contains a good summary (the bold format is mine): “The steady formation of new brain cells in…
Read MoreYoga and stress management
Steven Edwards at Wired Blog writes a post titled Yoga Boosts Brain’s GABA Levels, saying that “Participants in the yoga group had a 27% increase in GABA levels, while those in the reading group remained unchanged. Co-authors Chris Streeter from BUSM and Domenic Ciraulo pointed out that this research shows a method of treating low…
Read MoreI have to exercise my brain, too
I was exposed to a fun brain exercise on Monday: attend my first-ever live TV program, be ready for 3 very precise questions…and then be asked others. The anchors were fun. It was fascinating to observe, behind the scenes, the making of a news program: constant last-minute apparent chaos, the lawyer in the “ask the…
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