Posts Tagged ‘working-memory-training’
The Federal Trade Commission vs Lumosity: What does it mean for the brain training market?
___ Despite all the noise around brain training, we must be careful not to confuse commerce with science. It is important to remember that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which regulates marketing claims and communications in the United States, issues legal rulings against specific commercial behaviors.
Read More#5. Five quick brain teasers for teens and adults to flex two key mental muscles: Attention and Working Memory
. Looking for some fun, and free, cognitive stimulation? Here you have a few quick brain teasers to exercise your attention and your working memory–the ability to keep information in your mind while manipulating multiple units of information at the same time. Given them a try … they are not as easy as they may seem :-)
Read MoreNew course to provide an updated review of conventional & complementary ADHD treatments
Dear SharpBrains reader, I hope you are doing well. I am writing to let you know about an upcoming online course on how to navigate ADHD treatments that I am developing with Alvaro Fernandez, founder of the SharpBrains service tracking applied brain science. The course will take place this May, and is intended to equip parents…
Read MoreAnnouncement: New online course to Navigate Conventional and Complementary ADHD Treatments for Healthy Brain Development
. Dear colleagues and friends, ?We are pleased to announce an exciting collaboration between SharpBrains and the Attention Research Update to offer a new online course in May 2015, designed to equip participants with the understanding and information required to navigate and prioritize ADHD treatments–both conventional and complementary–to maximize healthy brain development for children with ADHD.…
Read MoreOpen question: How to personalize brain training based on age, personality, biology, and more?
— Brain Training Goes to School (WebMD): “Kristy Lea was searching for a way to help her 5‑year-old son improve his ADHD, and she wanted to reserve medication as a last resort…Increasingly, therapists, school systems, and parents are turning to brain-training games to help children with learning challenges. “If you look at the [scientific research],…
Read MoreStudy finds n‑back cognitive training can increase fluid intelligence (especially outside the USA)
Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory: a meta-analysis (Psychonomic Bulletin & Review): “…due to the broad interest in cognitive training, laboratories around the world are investigating the effects of training and transfer. In fact, the first study of n‑back training on Gf (fluid intelligence) was conducted in Switzerland…and from our own experiences conducting…
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