Posts Tagged ‘research’
The “Holy Grail”: How to drive behavior change by harnessing neuroplasticity and emotions
— CWRU nursing school awarded $2.35 million to study the link between the brain and health behavior change (press release): “A five-year, $2.35 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research will allow researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine at Case…
Read MoreInvitation for SharpBrains Summit Participants to Comment on Meeting Report and Join Council
Over 50 insightful and fun members of the worldwide SharpBrains community had the opportunity to gather in DC, New York and San Francisco last month in order to meet in person ‑often for the first time!- and to discuss next steps to drive meaningful innovation in the brain health and fitness space. It is our pleasure…
Read MoreAnnouncing Sponsors and Partners: 2011 SharpBrains Summit
We are honored to announce the following Sponsors and Partners of the upcoming 2011 SharpBrains Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century (March 30th — April 1st, 2011). And we are looking for more, so please contact us if interested!
Read MoreScientia Pro Publica: Answers to 28 popular and not-so-popular questions
Welcome to the XL edition of Scientia Pro Publica (or, since we are trying to speak English, the 40th edition of “Science for the People”), the rotating blog carnival that showcases the finest science, medical and environment writing published in the blogosphere. Quick now — ask a question, any question, that comes to mind. Chances…
Read MoreUCSF study looks for Bay Area participants
We often hear interest from people of all ages in being participants in the cognitive research we are doing in our UCSF lab. However, all of our experiments to date have been focused on under 20 year olds and the over 60 age group, and many people fall in between. Well, we have just launched…
Read MoreNew Research Partnership in Cognitive Aging
via Press release: The Research Partnership in Cognitive Aging, a public-private effort to promote the study of brain function with age, will award up to $28 million over five years to 17 research grants to examine the neural and behavioral profiles of healthy cognitive aging and explore interventions that may prevent, reduce or reverse cognitive…
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