Posts Tagged ‘Stanford’
Registration is now closed @ Pervasive Neurotech Webinar, where the Digital Revolution meets the Human Brain
. Heads-up: Registration just closed for our webinar on how the Digital Revolution is meeting the Human Brain, building on the new report Pervasive Neurotechnology: A Groundbreaking Analysis of 10,000+ Patent Filings Transforming Medicine, Health, Entertainment and Business. –> To learn more about the webinar and report, click HERE. Registered participants so far include innovators at IBM, Medtronic,…
Read More127 scientists challenge the purported brain training “consensus” released by the Stanford Center for Longevity
— Scientists to Stanford: Research Shows Brain Exercises Can Work (Press release): “A group of 127 scientists sent an “open letter” to the Stanford Center for Longevity, today, in reaction to a recent statement by the center that was highly critical of the emerging science of brain training and derogated the efficacy of all brain…
Read MoreCoral Gables, Miami, Friday/ Viernes: Cómo invertir en su cerebro (Spanish book launch)
Escuche a uno de los más notables expertos sobre la relación entre el cerebro, la mente y la vida. Nuestro orador nos pondrá al día acerca de las últimas investigaciones sobre cómo funciona el cerebro y cómo invertir en él para mejorar su salud y rendimiento, basado en el nuevo libro Cómo invertir en su…
Read MoreMeet the 16 Judges of the 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation Awards
We are honored to count on such a distinguished, interdisciplinary and forward-looking Innovation Awards Judging Panel (please judge for yourself!), thanks to the participation of: Baba Shiv, Professor at Stanford Business School, conducts research on consumer decision making and decision neuroscience, with specific emphasis on the neurological underpinnings of emotion and motivation in decision making. His…
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…
Read MoreStanford and Max Planck on Mental Fitness
Stanford Issues Findings from Cognitive and Brain Experts Urging Consumer Caution on Memory Fitness Products (press release) — “Fear of memory loss, mental impairment and Alzheimer’s disease lead many consumers to search for products — from supplements to software — that claim to ward off such ailments,” Laura L. Carstensen, founding director of the Stanford…
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