Posts Tagged ‘stress-and-anxiety’
Exercise your brain in the Cognitive Age
In the past two days, The New York Times has published two excellent articles on brain and cognitive fitness. Despite appearing in separate sections (technology and editorial), the two have more in common than immediately meets the eye. Both raise key questions that politicians, health policy makers, business leaders, educators and consumers should pay attention to. 1) First, Exercise Your Brain, or Else You’ll … Uh …, by Katie…
Read MoreJogging our Brains for Brain Vitality, Healthy Aging-and Intelligence!
Quick: say the color in which each word in this graphic is displayed (don’t just read the word!): Here you have a round-up of some great recent articles on memory, aging, and cognitive abilities such as self-control: 1) How to Boost Your Willpower (New York Times). — “The video watchers were later given a concentration test in…
Read MoreBrain Fitness Training for Trainers
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI) at San Francisco State University and University of California, Berkeley, and SharpBrains offer this three-day workshop for educators and brain fitness practitioners seeking instructional certification in the SharpBrains course, Exercising Our Brains. SharpBrains (www.sharpbrains.com) has introduced the first science-based brain fitness center with information and programs to help people of all ages exercise their brains. They have offered the popular Exercising Our Brains course at SF State’s OLLI since October 2005.
Read MoreBrain Awareness Week
When is Brain Awareness Week? March 12–18, 2007 What Will Happen The Brain Awareness Week is a great opportunity to learn more about how the brain functions and how to cultivate a healthy brain. The Dana Foundation and multiple partners, such as SharpBrains, will lead outreach events worldwide. In the blog of the Dana Foundation we…
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