Posts Tagged ‘students’
Brain Wellness: Train Your Brain to Be Happier
This is a beautiful article on how to become happy. Happiness is an evolving process and how the brain perceives it. Brain wellness is something everybody needs to pursue for better health.
Read MoreBrain Teasers with a Neuroscience angle
Quick! say aloud the color you see in every word, DON“T simply read the word. The Stroop test is used in neuropsychological evaluations to measure mental vitality and flexibility, since performing well requires strong impulse-control capability. This is one of the Top 10 Brain Teasers and Games we profile here. Want more teasers? You can check…
Read More11 Neuroscientists Debunk a Common Myth about Brain Training
Last Monday, NPR (very good US-based radio station) had a program on “do brain training programs work?” that reflected very old-fashioned thinking. In short, the guest speakers talked and talked about the importance of nutrition and physical exercise (both very important, as we have covered in this blog multiple times), and expressed skepticism about the…
Read MoreNeurotechnology, Health and Brain Fitness News
Today we have a number of industry announcements: 1) New editions of these Blog Carnivals (collections of blog posts around specific topics) Encephalon (neuroscience) Grand Rounds (medicine) Education (guess!) Happiness 2) The Neurotechnology Industry Organization has launched a Neurotech Job Board dedicated to commercial neuroscience (mostly focused on clinical applications, like drugs and devices, not…
Read MoreBrain Fitness Program 2.0, MindFit, and much more on Brain Training
Let’s quickly review 4 recent articles in both “Times” newspapers: the New York Times and the UK-based Times, on brain fitness and a couple of programs. 1) Calisthenics for the Older Mind, on the Home Computer: good overview of one of the growing areas for cognitive training, “healthy aging”. Quotes: — “In the past year,…
Read MoreFeed Your Brain with Fun Neuroscience
To all new readers-Welcome!. The Digg Tsunami has brought over 40,000 visitors so far…and it continues. We need to thank Andrey for his excellent technical work in helping us ride such a beautiful wave. Let me give you an overview of what you can find in our blog, bridging neuroscience research and brain health/ “brain exercise”…
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