Posts Tagged ‘Mind-Fitness’
Cognitive Reserve and Lifestyle
In honor of the Week of Science presented at Just Science we will be writing about “just science”.Today, we will highlight the key points in an excellent review of cognitive reserve: Today, we will highlight the key points in an excellent review of cognitive reserve: Scarmeas, Nikolaos and Stern, Yaakov. Cognitive reserve and lifestyle. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 2003;25:625–33.The concept of cognitive reserve has been defined as the ability of an individual to tolerate progressive brain pathology without demonstrating clinical cognitive symptoms. Epidemiological evidence suggests that individuals with higher IQ, education, occupational achievement, or participation in intellectually and socially active lifestyles may result in both quantitatively more cognitive networks and qualitatively more functionally efficient networks resulting in more reserve.
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 MoreOnline Brain Fitness Gym
See our second press release below, and visit our Press Room for the great press we are starting to get about our brain fitness gym. Special Offer: For a limited time, you can receive a complimentary copy of our Brain Fitness 101 e‑Guide: Answers to your Top 25 Questions, written by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg and Alvaro…
Read MoreBrain Health and Alzheimer’s disease
from Brain Fitness 101: Answers to Your Top 25 Questions. Does a brain fitness program prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia? Studies have shown mentally active people have lower rates and later onset of symptoms for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. These diseases involve a number of variables like family history, physical fitness, nutrition, and brain fitness. People who remain intellectually active and engage in hobbies reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by one third.
Read MoreBrain Fitness Glossary
Given the growing awareness of this emerging field, let’s review some of the most relevant concepts: Brain Fitness: the general state of good, sharp, brain and mind, especially as the result of mental and physical exercise and proper nutrition. Brain Fitness Program: structured set of brain exercises, usually computer-based, designed to train specific brain areas and…
Read MoreDana Alliance’s Brain Awareness Week for Brain Health
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives is keeping up its great outreach initiatives: 1‑ Check their blog with posts such as Resolve to be good to your brain, too. Tip: “Brain change takes time; allow your brain time to get used to new circumstance” (from the Dana Guide to Brain Health). You can read our The Dana…
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