Posts Tagged ‘Posit-Science’
SharpBrains 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 MoreSharpBrains Council Weekly Update: 54 Members, Events, Industry, Research, Ideas
Let me provide an overview of the great things going on with the SharpBrains Council for Brain Fitness Innovation — starting this week, we will share a brief update like this every Friday to maintain SharpBrains colleagues and readers informed. Please note that all links below require access to the Council’s online platform. Council Membership…
Read MoreTalk @ UCLA Technology & Aging Conference
Quick note: I will be speaking at the UCLA Technology & Aging Conference on Friday, October 29th, in Los Angeles. Please drop me a line or introduce yourself if you are planning to attend. The Schedule features many good sessions, including one on Brain Fitness: Description: Growing scientific evidence suggests that such strategies as physical…
Read MoreNew Report Finds A Brain Health Revolution in the Making, Driven by Digital Technology and Neuroplasticity Research
In spite of the recent economic downturn, revenues for digital technologies to assess, enhance and treat cognition, or digital brain health and fitness tools, grew 35% in 2009. “The convergence of demographic and policy trends with cognitive neuroscience discoveries and technological innovation is giving birth to a nascent marketplace that can fundamentally transform what brain…
Read MoreUpdate: Expo Day; Top 15 Articles of 2009
In this January issue of our eNewsletter, we will first brief you on the enlightening demos that will take place on Wednesday, January 20th, as part of the SharpBrains Summit, and then present the 15 most stimulating SharpBrains articles of 2009. Expo Day If you want to see and discuss the latest programs and technologies for…
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.
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