Posts Tagged ‘Sharon-Begley’
“Never stop wondering” — Sharon Begley, science journalist, RIP
We are deeply saddened to hear that Sharon Begley, one of the most exemplary science journalist of our times, died on Saturday, January 16th. She was always full of curiosity, high standards and excellent writing about all things science, with a longstanding interest in brain and mind research. May she rest in peace, and may her…
Read MoreSharon Begley to Moderate Session: How will Health incorporate Brain?
Sharon Begley, well-known science reporter and bestseller author, will moderate a session at the upcoming 2012 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (June 7–14th, 2012): How will Health incorporate Brain? What will it take for the brain to receive as much attention and proactive care as the heart does, both as a key organ on its own and as a key enabler…
Read MoreTop 10 Cognitive Health and Brain Fitness Books
Here you have The 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books, based on book purchases by SharpBrains’ readers during 2008. Enjoy! 1. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Pear Press, March 2008) — Dr. John Medina, Director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific…
Read MoreMeditation and The Brain
Superb blog article by Newsweek’s Sharon Begley: The Lotus and the Synapse, introducing a new Study that shows compassion meditation changes the brain. To read the original paper led by Richard Davidson and Antoine Lutz, click Here. We will be covering this in more detail next week.
Read MoreBrain Plasticity, Health and Fitness Books
As you may have noticed, we just changed a few things in our site, including preparing a more solid Resources section. Please take a look at the navigation bar at the top. One of the new pages, that we will update often, is an expanded Books page. Here are the books that we are recommending now. Fascinating books on…
Read MoreThe Brain Fitness Program DVD (Michael Merzenich)
The most popular question we got when we announced that PBS had a great special on Brain Fitness Program and Neuroplasticity in December was, when will the DVD be available? Well, finally here it comes. You can click on the image or the title to go over to PBS shop to learn more and buy it.…
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