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Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing a range of  research find­ings, resources, brain teasers and rid­dles to help trans­late emerg­ing neu­ro­science into real-world appli­ca­tions and improve our col­lec­tive brain & men­tal health.

New thinking:

• Neu­ro­science tips about grat­i­tude, aging, pain and the brain: An inter­view with Dr. Daniel Levitin
• What’s nor­mal? When it comes to the brain, it’s hard to say, and that’s why we need to study glob­al neurodiversity
• Will self-dri­ving vehi­cles lead to a surge of brain training?
• How to remem­ber what you read: Eight tips to improve read­ing speed and cog­ni­tive ability

New research:

• To boost your men­tal well-being, sim­ply recall, right now, an act of kindness
• Machine-learn­ing study finds EEG brain sig­na­tures that pre­dict response to anti­de­pres­sant treatments
• Study finds com­bined phar­ma + non-phar­ma treat­ment most ben­e­fi­cial to help youth with ADHD address long-term aca­d­e­m­ic difficulties
• Ambi­tious Inter­na­tion­al Brain Ini­tia­tive (IBI) launched to advance glob­al neu­ro­science research

New tools:

• Large study finds pos­i­tive yet mixed results from Akili’s dig­i­tal ther­a­peu­tic for kids with ADHD
• U.S. Army devel­ops nov­el way to ana­lyze brain imag­ing data and shape emerg­ing non-inva­sive neurotechnology
• Med­i­ta­tion app Head­space rais­es $93 mil­lion to accel­er­ate clin­i­cal val­i­da­tion and geo­graph­ic expansion
• Dig­i­tal men­tal health tak­ing off in Europe

Fun brain teasers:

• Train your brain to think out­side the box with these fun riddles
• Three illu­sions to test your per­cep­tu­al and cog­ni­tive skills
• Math brain teas­er: Will you fin­ish your the­sis on time?

 

Have a great month of March,

 

The Sharp­Brains Team