Posts Tagged ‘neurodegenerative’
Reading or watching TV tonight?
Being a Lifelong Bookworm May Keep You Sharp in Old Age (Smithsonian.com): “…findings, published online today in Neurology, suggest that reading books, writing and engaging in other similar brain-stimulating
Read MoreBrain Health centers adding cognitive coaching services
Brain Health Center expands services (San Francisco Chronicle): “…Now, the services the medical team provides will be expanded at the new Brain Health Center, which opened last month at CPMC’s Davies campus in San Francisco. The center, made possible by an anonymous $21 million donation that established an endowment, offers
Read MoreThe Future of Preventive Brain Medicine: Breaking Down the Cognition & Alzheimer’s Disease Alphabet Soup
As the president and medical director of the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation (ARPF), it’s my job to stay on top of advances in the field of Alzheimer’s research. Recently, a number of articles in the medical literature have caught my attention. They are focused on a particular question that concerns most Baby Boomers like…
Read MoreMichael Merzenich on Brain Training, Assessments, and Personal Brain Trainers
Interview with Dr. Michael Merzenich, Emeritus Professor at UCSF, a leading pioneer in brain plasticity research. In the late 1980s, Dr. Merzenich was on the team that invented the cochlear implant. In 1996, he was the founding CEO of Scientific Learning Corporation (Nasdaq: SCIL), and in 2004 became co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Posit Science. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1999 and to the Institute of Medicine this year. He retired as Francis A. Sooy Professor and Co-Director of the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience at the University of California at San Francisco in 2007. You may have learned about his work in one of PBS TV specials, multiple media appearances, or neuroplasticity-related books.
Read MoreEncephalon #61: Brain & Mind Reading for the Holidays
Welcome to the 61st edition of Encephalon, the blog carnival that offers some of the best neuroscience and psychology blog posts every other week. We do have an excellent set of articles today. covering much ground. Enjoy the reading: — Neuroscience and Society Neuroanthropology, by Greg Downey The Flynn Effect: Troubles with Intelligence Average IQ test…
Read MorePreventing Memory Loss-CQ Researcher
Ever wondered what explains the sometimes surreal, often misguided, health policies by our government? Well, it is beyond our humble brains to capture and articulate what may be going on…but we now see that lack of access to quality information is certainly not the main problem. Decision-making processes, and structural incentives, would probably merit more…
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