Posts Tagged ‘Vivity-Labs’
The Cognitive Health and Fitness Market On The Move
As you have probably seen, the Cognitive Health and Brain Fitness field is rapidly evolving, so let me highlight some of the main recent developments affecting the field: 1) Public policy initiatives: — The Government of Ontario, Canada, announced a $10m investment in Baycrest Research Center to help develop and commercialize brain fitness technologies. This $10m…
Read MoreCognitive Health News Round-Up
Round-up of interesting recent news on cognitive health and fitness: the field is in motion. 1) Baycrest creates Centre for Brain Fitness with $10-million Investment from Ontario Government (Canada NewsWire) 2) Cognitive tests are the best way to select medical students (EurekAlert) 3) High blood pressure hard on the aging brain (Reuters) 4) Alzheimer’s tests beneficial for seniors (Atlanta-Journal…
Read MoreThe Gregarious Brain and cognitive skills
I find via MindHacks that NYT Magazine has published a great article titled The Gregarious Brain, subtitled “Williams syndrome — a genetic accident that causes cognitive deficits-”. The writer, David Dobbs, does an spectacular job at explaining that syndrome in the context of what cognitive skills are and how they evolved. Some sample quotes: “In the…
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