Posts Tagged ‘synapse’
Empowering communities with better brain health tools and literacy
Empower communities with better brain health tools and literacy from SharpBrains What role should community and caregivers play in brain health and mental health, and how can technology aid their efforts–for example in sharing relevant data with/ from doctors? How are we going to educate and empower everyone with essential knowledge and best practices? Chair:…
Read MoreEmpowering communities with better brain health tools and literacy
—– We are looking forward to the 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit starting tomorrow, Tuesday December 6th! 40 amazing speakers, 10+ sessions including the critical and often overlooked need to Empower communities with better brain health tools and literacy – What role should community and caregivers play in brain health and mental health, and how can technology aid their…
Read MoreAnnouncement: Four new excellent Speakers @ 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
We are delighted to announce four new excellent Speakers at the upcoming 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Reinventing Brain Health in the Digital Age (December 6–8, 2016): Dr. Douglas Ziedonis, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Dr. Gregg Jacobs, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist and Founder of CBT‑I Dr.…
Read MoreUnderstand your connectome, understand yourself
—– NO ROAD, NO trail can penetrate this forest. The long and delicate branches of its trees lie everywhere, choking space with their exuberant growth. No sunbeam can fly a path tortuous enough to navigate the narrow spaces between these entangled branches. All the trees of this dark forest grew from 100 billion seeds planted…
Read MoreTo Be (Your Connectome), or Not to Be (Your Genome)
The brain’s billions of neurons resemble trees of many species and come in many fantastic shapes. Only the most determined explorers can hope to capture a glimpse of this forest’s interior, and even they see little, and see it poorly. Would your connectome reveal anything interesting about you? Learn about connectome from this book.
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