Posts Tagged ‘visual-processing’
Posit Science Program Classic and InSight: Alzheimer’s Australia
Brain-fitness plan can improve memory (Sydney Morning Herald), reports on the recent endorsement of Posit Science’s programs (Posit Science Program Classic, focused on auditory processing training, and Posit Science Cortex™ with InSight™, on visual processing). Quotes:
Read MorePosit Science & InSight for Visual Processing
Posit Science Corporation announced today, at the annual International Long Term Care Insurance Conference, the launch of a new program called  InSight™ for visual processing training. We have not yet had the chance to analyze the program, but several pertinent open questions posed by Alvaro last month to Posit Science representatives (see Posit Science Brain Fitness Program 2.0: Open…
Read MoreBrain Health/ Brain Training News
Roundup of interesting news in this emerging field: 1) Brain Health Leaders Team Up to Prevent Crashes. 2) Adults Improve Critical Professional and Personal Skills Through New Cognitive Training Program. 3) Nature Neuroscience Podcast and London Taxi Drivers. 4) What Have You Changed Your Mind About, lately?. 5) The 2008 Mind & Life Summer Research Institute…
Read MoreNeuroplasticity 101 and Brain Health Glossary
Given the growing number of articles in the popular press mentioning words such as “neuroplasticity”, “fMRI” and “cognitive reserve”, let’s review some key findings, concepts and terms. First, a prescient quote by Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852–1934): “Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor his own brain”. Thanks to new neuroimaging…
Read More“Tis better to give than receive”: oxytocin and dopamine
Jeffrey Gonce, a Psychology teacher at Red Land High School (West Shore School District, PA) just asked his students to “complete a project describing a recent brain (or genetic) study that affects behavior.” Â The students could opt to post their articles online, and Jeffrey was kind enough to send us a link to read the…
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