Posts Tagged ‘working-memory-training’
Update: Mindful Brain Training and “The End of the Prozac Generation”
Time for SharpBrains’ March 2014 e‑newsletter. We hope you enjoy these thought-provoking articles about how to enhance our brains and minds…and hopefully transform brain care and mental health along the way. New thinking: How does mindfulness improve self-control and executive functioning? Top 10 Things Your Brain Does Behind the Scenes (Interview in Spanish) Corriendo creamos más neuronas que andando…
Read MoreIs working memory training the priority for ADHD patients?
There are several reasons why it is important to develop evidence-based ADHD treatments in addition to medication and behavior therapy. Not all children benefit from medication, some experience intolerable side effects, and many continue to struggle despite the benefits provided by medication.
Read MoreWorking memory training can improve emotional regulation and behavioral health
Mastering emotions by sharpening memory? It just might work (Los Angeles Times): “Emotional regulation — the ability to take negative feelings and recognize, accept and channel them properly — is an Achilles’ heel for many people, but especially for those with anxiety-related disorders,
Read MoreUpdate: Alzheimer’s Disease population to triple — unless we prevent or delay it
Time for SharpBrains’ February 2013 eNewsletter, featuring this time new science and analysis on Alzheimer’s Disease, ADHD, mental well-being, brain health, and more. Enjoy! New science: Alzheimer’s Disease population to triple: We need smarter research, public health initiatives and lifestyles, by Pascale Michelon, PhD National Science Foundation report: Can interactive media boost attention and well-being? Study: Mindfulness training…
Read MoreBiofeedback is a “Level 1 — Best Support” Intervention for Attention and Hyperactivity Behaviors
As we announced last October, PracticeWise, the company that maintains the American Academy of Pediatrics “Evidence-based Child and Adolescent Psycho-social Interventions,” has elevated biofeedback to “Level 1 — Best Support” as an intervention for Attention & Hyperactivity Behaviors. Working Memory Training stays at Level 2. It is important to note that those levels do not…
Read MoreUsing Your Head: What is the Future of Brain Health? (Interview Part 2)
(Editor’s Note: this is Part 2 of the conversation between David Coleiro and Alvaro Fernandez on the future of brain health. You can read Part 1 Here) Non-invasive technologies There is now a growing toolkit of non-invasive technologies which can be used in brain training. Examples of these include:
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