Posts Tagged ‘Yaakov-Stern’
Save the Date: SharpBrains Summit, Technology for Cognitive Health and Performance
SharpBrains Summit: a virtual conference to take place January 18–20th, 2010. Over 25 leading speakers and a professional audience will discuss emerging innovation and technology for lifelong cognitive health and performance. The Summit will highlight the convergence of neurocognitive research, non-invasive technology and healthcare, discuss emerging best practices, and help predict how a growing range of tools may provide solutions to cognitive health and performance-related issues.
Read MoreEducation builds Cognitive Reserve for Alzheimers Disease Protection
Given the growing media coverage mentioning the terms Cognitive Reserve and Brain Reserve, you may be asking yourself, “What exactly is my Cognitive (or Brain) Reserve?” The cognitive reserve hypothesis, tested in multiple studies, states that individuals with more cognitive reserve can experience more Alzheimer’s disease pathology in the brain (more plaques and tangles) without…
Read MorePhysical and mental exercise to prevent cognitive decline
We offered some Brain Fitness Predictions in our Market Report , including… “7. Doctors and pharmacists will help patients navigate through the overwhelming range of available products and interpret the results of cognitive assessments. This will require significant professional development efforts, given that most doctors today were trained under a very different understanding of the…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Risk and Prevention: the Cognitive Reserve
A couple of recent research findings are making the media rounds, bringing much needed attention to the high Alzheimer’s rates among Latinos and to preventive approaches based on the Cognitive Reserve — such as, what jobs we choose: More Alzheimer’s risk for Hispanics, studies find (International Herald Tribune): — Studies suggest that many Hispanics may…
Read MorePosit 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 MoreDakim [m]Power at 150 senior living communities
Interesting market news: Dakim’s [m]Power Adopted by 150 Senior Living Communities … (Business Wire) — “Dakim Inc. announced today that its [m]Power® Cognitive Fitness System has now been adopted by more than 150 senior living communities” — “Users include Sunrise Senior Living, Front Porch Communities, Diakon Lutheran Services, Ecumen, Eskaton, Benchmark Assisted Living, and Los Angeles Jewish…
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