Posts Tagged ‘OptumHealth’
Dr. Gregory Bayer on Adding Brain to Behavioral Healthcare
Dr. Bayer will discuss Adding Brain to Behavioral Healthcare, as part of the session Where will neuroplasticity-based interventions be accessed, and how will they be regulated and paid for? at the upcoming 2012 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (June 7–14th, 2012).
Read More5 Quotes on Neuroplasticity-Based Healthcare and Innovation for an Aging Society
Marian Diamond, UC-Berkeley: “People frequently do the same level of crossword puzzles to stimulate their brains year after year. They do not challenge their brains with more difficult levels of puzzles. In our research, we showed that if we challenged the rats to reach their food cups by having to climb over many obstructions, their…
Read MoreUnited BioSource Corporation Announces Acquisition of Cognitive Drug Research (computerized cognitive testing)
Press release: “Leader in cognition measurement integrates into UBC to maximize measurement precision of pivotal endpoints and ensure data integrity. United BioSource Corporation (UBC) today announced the acquisition of CDR” Press release (09/10/09): Here Analysis for members of SharpBrains Network for Brain Fitness Innovation: Here For context, see our previous article titled Computerized Cognitive Assessments: opportunities…
Read MoreUpdate: Preparing Society for the Cognitive Age, and Industry Webinar
Here you have the August edition of our monthly newsletter covering cognitive health and brain fitness topics. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, using the box at the top of this page. Scientific publication Frontiers in Neuroscience recently published a special issue on Augmenting Cognition, and invited me to contribute…
Read MoreBrain Teasers on Brain Training/ Games for Health Conference
Given the whole distracting “controversy” of whether Nintendo Brain Age “works” or not, I have started to use the following “brain teasers” in my talks in order to help the audience gain a more useful perspective of what is going on. They worked great both in the Medicare Readmissions Summit in DC a few weeks…
Read MoreCorporate Wellness Programs start to include Brain Health
Brain-fitness games join workplace, as well as senior center, arsenals (MarketWatch) — “Consumers and retirement homes have made brain-fitness games and exercises a commercial hit, but now some insurers and employers are incorporating them into wellness programs that promote health not just for the body but also for the mind.” — “Improving brain health can result…
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