Posts Tagged ‘Torkel-Klingberg’
Gaming and Neuroscience: Opportunities and Challenges
A couple weeks ago I attended the Entertainment Software and Cognitive Neurotherapeutics Conference, ESCoNS, at the University of California San Francisco. The speakers’ talks were insightful, surprising, and inspiring in many regards. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together great minds in a variety of fields from neuroscience to game design and to…
Read MoreStudy: Working memory training can improve fluid intelligence
Very interesting new study on computerized cognitive training (or brain training), well summarized in LA Times article Memory training improves intelligence in some children, report says. Quote: The training program used by Jaeggi and co-workers focused on ramping up working memory: the ability to hold in mind a handful of information bits briefly, and to update…
Read MoreInvitation to SharpBrains Summit — Technology for Cognitive Health and Performance
We are excited to invite you to the first virtual, global SharpBrains Summit (January 18–20th, 2010). The SharpBrains Summit will feature a dream team of over 25 speakers who are leaders in industry and research from 7 countries, to discuss emerging research, tools and best practices for cognitive health and performance. This inaugural event will…
Read MoreSave the Date: SharpBrains Summit, Technology for Cognitive Health and Performance
SharpBrains Summit: a virtual conference to take place January 18–20th, 2010. Over 25 leading speakers and a professional audience will discuss emerging innovation and technology for lifelong cognitive health and performance. The Summit will highlight the convergence of neurocognitive research, non-invasive technology and healthcare, discuss emerging best practices, and help predict how a growing range of tools may provide solutions to cognitive health and performance-related issues.
Read MorePreparing Society for the Cognitive Age (Frontiers in Neuroscience article)
(Editor’s note: this article belongs to the excellent May 2009 special issue on Augmenting Cognition at scientific journal Frontiers in Neuroscience. The article, an industry overview, is reproduced here with authorization by the Frontiers Research Foundation) Preparing Society for the Cognitive Age By Alvaro Fernandez Groundbreaking cognitive neuroscience research has occurred over the last 20 years — without…
Read MoreDistracted in the Workplace? Interview with Maggie Jackson around brain health at work
Today we continue the conversation with Maggie Jackson, author of Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age. You can read part 1 here. Q — In your Harvard Management Update interview, you said that “When what we pay attention to is driven by the last email we received, the trivial and the…
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