Awards and events this week: MindFit, Posit Science, Serious Games, Baby Boomers, Aging

By Alvaro Fernandez | March 9, 2007 |

Very inter­est­ing week: Awards: 1) Mind­Fit ‘Brain Gym’ Soft­ware Receives 2007 Award Busi­ness and Aging Award by the Amer­i­can Soci­ety on Aging (ASA). “Most peo­ple neglect to exer­cise their brains as much as they should.  Mind­Fit was cre­at­ed specif­i­cal­ly for baby boomers and seniors as a fit­ness cen­ter for their minds,” said Prof. Shlo­mo Breznitz, Ph.D.,…

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Brain Calisthenics, Brain Fitness Center locations

By Alvaro Fernandez | December 27, 2006 |

“…across the coun­try, brain health pro­grams are spring­ing up, offer­ing the pos­si­bil­i­ty of a cog­ni­tive foun­tain of youth.” “From “brain gyms” on the Inter­net to “brain-healthy” foods and activ­i­ties at assist­ed liv­ing cen­ters, the pro­grams are aimed at baby boomers anx­ious about enter­ing their gold­en years and at their par­ents try­ing to stave off mem­o­ry loss…

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