Want to feel more Calm, get some Headspace, and practice Mindfulness Daily?

By Greater Good Science Center | June 25, 2018

___ Let me ask again…want to feel more Calm, get some Head­space, and prac­tice Mind­ful­ness Dai­ly? There are apps for that—hundreds of them, besides the three I just men­tioned. These apps make a promise: Rather than invest­ing count­less hours and dol­lars in mind­ful­ness class­es or mind­­ful­­ness-based ther­a­py, we can choose to med­i­tate from the com­fort of…

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Dr. Michael Merzenich: To harness Neuroplasticity for cognitive enhancement, we need to think “Fitness” more than “Games”

By SharpBrains | June 7, 2016

(Edi­tor’s Note: In order to help read­ers famil­iar­ize them­selves with the work and think­ing of Dr. Michael Merzenich, one of the win­ners of the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neu­ro­science for ground­break­ing work on neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, we are con­dens­ing and repub­lish­ing the com­pre­hen­sive con­ver­sa­tion that Dr. Merzenich and Alvaro Fer­nan­dez had in 2009, in prepa­ra­tion for the inaugural…

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eNewsletter: Aerobic and mental training, combined, can significantly improve brain and cognitive health

By SharpBrains | February 25, 2016

. Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ eNewslet­ter, cov­er­ing a range of brain, health and inno­va­tion top­ics. Enjoy! New think­ing: What Every­one Should Know About Stress, Brain Health, and Dance Vir­tu­al “Brain Games” round­table: Why we can–and should–train our brains Why shouldn’t behav­ioral ther­a­py, instead of med­ica­tion, be first-line treat­ment for ADHD? Iden­ti­fy­ing and treat­ing the brain…

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Update: Latest thinking and neuro-tools to promote lifelong brain health

By SharpBrains | June 28, 2015

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ June e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key news and insights around brain health inno­va­tion. New think­ing to pro­mote life­long brain health Why cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py (CBT) should be first-line treat­ment for chron­ic insom­nia Solv­ing the Brain Fit­ness Puz­zle Is the Key to Self-Empow­ered Aging The Dig­i­tal Rev­o­lu­tion Meets the Human Brain El nego­cio del…

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