Posts Tagged ‘reasoning’
Alzheimer’s Early and Accurate Diagnosis: Normal Aging vs. Alzheimer’s Disease
(Editor’s Note: I recently came across an excellent book and resource, The Alzheimer’s Action Plan: The Experts’ Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems, just released in paperback. Dr. Murali Doraiswamy, one of the authors and leading Alzheimer’s expert, kindly helped us create a 2‑part article series to share with SharpBrains readers…
Read MoreTo Think or to Blink?
(Editor’s Note: Should Hamlet be living with us now and reading bestsellers, he might be wondering: To Blink or not to Blink? To Think or not to Think? We are pleased to present, as part of our ongoing Author Speaks Series, an article by Madeleine Van Hecke, author of Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do…
Read MoreCognitive Health and Baby Boomers: 6 Points to Keep in Mind
Very interesting collection of recent news…let’s connect some dots 1) Great article titled Boom time for retirees (Financial Times) — “By 2015, boomers will have a net worth of some $26,000bn (£12,750bn, ¬17,670bn) equivalent to a year’s gross domestic product for the US and eurozone combined. They will control a larger proportion of wealth, income and consumption…
Read MoreTBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Iraq and neuropsychology
You probably have seen the news about Bob Woodruff’s own recovery and his articles now to raise awareness about the plight of Iraq veterans.In the article A Firsthand Report on the Wounds of War we learn how “Woodruff, 45, is launching a multimedia campaign that includes appearances Tuesday with Oprah Winfrey and on “Good Morning America,” and the release of a book (“ In an Instant”) written with his wife, Lee, about their ordeal.”“Woodruff’s reporting packs an emotional punch because he is, quite simply, a man who cheated death.… discusses what a great work the military is doing to prevent deaths of injured soldiers in Iraq-with the unintended consequence that rehabilitation services back in the US are completely overwhelmed.Neurophilosopher puts this problem in a wider context with DoD is neglecting troops’ mental health.For a better prespective, this is a quote from our interview with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg on Cognitive Training, talking about the birth of modern neuropsychology during World War II:“Of course there weren’t advanced neuroimaging techniques those days, so scientists could only speculate about what happened in healthy brains.
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