Posts Tagged ‘Yaakov-Stern’
Yes, It is Smart to Learn New Tricks
Good article in the Washington Post today: Is It Really Smart to Teach Old Brains New Tricks? The reporter presents a good overview of what is happening, but framed around a highly artificial choice for consumers: either you a) do physical exercise, or b) take part in social interactions, or c) engage in mental exercise. What about switching…
Read MoreBrain Research Interview Series
We are working on improving several sections of our website, especially our Resources section. It will look much better in a few days. Our first step has been to re-organize our Neuroscience Interview Series, and below you have how it looks today. During the last 18 months I have had the fortune to interview over 15…
Read MoreMinding the Aging Brain
Cognitive training (the basis for what we call “brain fitness” these days) has a wide array of applications. The most recent one, which is capturing public’s imagination, monopolizing media coverage, and creating certain confusion, is Healthy Brain Aging. We are fortunate to have Dr. Joshua Steinerman, one of our new Expert Contributors, offer today his…
Read MoreCognitive Training Clinical Trial: Seeking Older Adults
Neuroscientists at Columbia University Medical Center (see our previous interview with Yaakov Stern on the Cognitive Reserve) have asked for help in recruiting volunteers for an exciting clinical trial. If you are based in New York City, and between the ages of 60 and 75, please consider joining this study. More information below: ————————— Use it or…
Read MoreCognitive Reserve and Intellectually Demanding Jobs
I hope you are having happy holidays, and are getting ready for New Year celebrations. Best wishes to you and your loved ones. Via MedJournalWatch we just found this interesting paper, Associations of job demands and intelligence with cognitive performance among men in late life. Guy G. Potter PhD*, Michael J. Helms BS, and Brenda L. Plassman…
Read MoreMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and other stress management techniques
We have explained before how mental stimulation is important if done in the right supportive and engaging environment. Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky and others’ have shown that chronic stress and cortical inhibition, which may be aggravated due to imposed mental stimulation, may prove counterproductive. Having the right motivation is essential. A promising area of scientific inquiry…
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