Posts Tagged ‘neuropsychologist’
Questions grow about the validity and usefulness of direct-to-consumer blood tests for Alzheimer’s Disease
For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results in the privacy of their homes. This might seem appealing on the surface, but the development has Alzheimer’s researchers and clinicians up in arms. The Quest Diagnostics blood test, AD-Detect, measures elevated levels of amyloid-beta…
Read MoreTaking your brain vitals: Stories from a techno-optimist inventing the future of human performance
For as long as I can remember, my father loved acting. Into his sixties and early seventies, he was quite active in the theater. He played Tartuffe in Molière’s Tartuffe, Nick Bottom in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the Old Man in Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile. When he won the role…
Read MoreExploring the human brain and how it responds to stress (1/3)
__ Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere. — Erma Bombeck The brain is the control center for all of our thoughts, actions, attitudes, and emotions. It’s the pilothouse on the riverboat of our lives. It’s Mission Control for all of our flights into space…
Read MoreUpdate: Humankind’s evolving quest to enhance the brain and the mind
___ Time for the first SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter in the new decade, featuring a range of inspiring and (mostly) promising news about humankind’s evolving quest to enhance the brain and the mind, and a few fun brain teasers :-) New thinking: The NeuroGeneration and Humankind’s Quest to Enhance the Brain UCSF to open innovative neurology clinic to address…
Read MoreFinal reminder: Professional development opportunity with neuropsychologist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg
__________ We are pleased to share a fantastic professional development opportunity offered by the Luria Neuroscience Institute and featuring renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP.
Read MoreStarting next week: Two great professional development opportunities with renowned author and neuroscientist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg
__________ Pleased to announce two fantastic professional development opportunities offered by the Luria Neuroscience Institute and featuring renowned author and neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP.
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