Posts Tagged ‘Neuropsychology’
News: The SharpBrains Guide, Bestseller in Amazon Kindle Store
We just noticed that The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: 18 Interviews with Scientists, Practical Advice, and Product Reviews, to Keep Your Brain Sharp has become #1 book in Amazon Kindle store’s Preventive Medicine section, #1 in Neuropsychology section, and #2 in Cognitive Psychology section. To learn more and order book in several stores (Amazon, Barnes…
Read MoreReport: Cognitive Testing Program Fails Soldiers, Leaving Brain Injuries Undetected
In 2007, with roadside bombs exploding across Iraq, Congress moved to improve care for soldiers who had suffered one of the war’s signature wounds, traumatic brain injury.
Read MoreUpdate: Time to become mental capitalists and invest in our brains?
Time for the November edition of the monthly SharpBrains eNewsletter, featuring a wealth of resources and insights on how to invest in our brains, including topics such as brain health, meditation, neuropsychology, brain training games, chemo brain, dyslexia, neuroplasticity, cognitive biases, stress, and more. Not to forget a couple of fun teasers. Enjoy! Brain Fitness Q&A…
Read MoreTranscript: Paul Nussbaum on Meditation, Neuropsychology and Thanksgiving
Below you can find the full transcript of our engaging Q&A session yesterday on holistic brain health with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Paul Nussbaum, author of Save Your Brain. You can learn more about the full Brain Fitness Q&A Series Here. Perhaps one of the best exchanges was:
Read MoreSharpBrains Council Monthly Insights: How will we assess, enhance and repair cognition across the lifespan?
When you think of how the PC has altered the fabric of society, permitting instant access to information and automating processes beyond our wildest dreams, it is instructive to consider that much of this progress was driven by Moore’s law. Halving the size of semiconductor every 18 months catalysed an exponential acceleration in performance. Why…
Read MoreTechnology as the missing link to enable a brain-based model of brain care: interview with Dr. John Docherty
Dr. John Docherty is an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College, Cornell University, Director of Post Graduate Education there, and Chief Medical Officer of Brain Resource. Trained as a clinical research fellow in neuropsychopharmacology at NIMH, he later returned as Chief of the Psychosocial Treatments Research Branch, responsible for all federally supported…
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