Posts Tagged ‘Traumatic-Brain-Injury’
Bob Woodruff Foundation for TBI survivors
Several readers, after enjoying my interview with Lee Woodruff on the Bob Woodruff Foundation and helping Traumatic Brain Injury survivors, asked for the address of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, in order to send a donation via check. Here is the right address: Bob Woodruff Foundation PO Box 955 Bristow, VA 20136 Thank you for your generosity! Interview with…
Read MoreUpdate: Work as a Brain Fitness Program
Here you have the twice-a-month newsletter with our most popular blog posts. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, simply by submitting your email at the top of this page. There is one type of “brain fitness program” which is not only free but also pays you back. You guessed it,…
Read MoreLee Woodruff: the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and You, can help Traumatic Brain Injury survivors
You have may have seen a few weeks ago the interview between former US presidential contender John Edwards and reporter Bob Woodruff. All the resulting media coverage centered on Edwards’ declarations. However, there is something much more remarkable that surfaced at that interview: Bob Woodruff’s spectacular recovery. This is the same reporter who suffered a…
Read MoreComputerized Cognitive Assessments: opportunities and concerns
You know your weight. And your physical fitness. And a variety of health-related metrics. What about your brain fitness? Two recent announcements bring out how the assessment of cognitive abilities, or brain functions, is increasingly being done thanks to new computerized options: 1) Last week, OptumHealth announced an exclusive 3‑year agreement (estimated at $18m) with…
Read MoreReport: The State of the Brain Fitness/ Training Software Market 2008
After many months of work (and we hope many new neurons and stronger synapses in our brains), we have just released our inaugural report on the emerging Brain Fitness Software Market, the first to define the brain fitness and training software market and analyze the size and trends of its four customer segments. We estimate…
Read MoreHealthy Brain Initiative by CDC and Alzheimer’s Association
The CDC has reported a joint initiative with the Alzheimer’s Association to create the Healthy Brain Initiative: A National Public Health Roadmap for Cognitive Health. Some quotes from their announcement: “In order to maintain and improve the cognitive performance of all adults, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alzheimer’s Association today…
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