• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Tracking Health and Wellness Applications of Brain Science

Spanish
sb-logo-with-brain
  • e‑newsletter
    • e‑newsletter
    • Solving the Brain Fitness Puzzle
    • The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness
    • How to evaluate brain training claims
    • Resources at a Glance
  • Brain Teasers
    • Top 25 Brain Teasers & Games for Teens and Adults
    • Brain Teasers for each Cognitive Ability
    • More Mind Teasers & Games for Adults of any Age
  • Virtual Summits
    • 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
    • Speaker Roster
    • Brainnovations Pitch Contest
    • 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
    • 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
    • 2015 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
    • 2014 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
  • Report: Pervasive Neurotechnology
  • Report: Digital Brain Health
  • About
    • Mission & Team
    • Endorsements
    • Public Speaking
    • In the News
    • Contact Us

Young Global Leader

Dr. Corinna Lathan on Optimizing the Interaction between People and Technology

May 28, 2012 by SharpBrains

Dr. Lath­an will dis­cuss Opti­miz­ing the Inter­ac­tion between Peo­ple and Tech­nol­o­gy, at the upcom­ing 2012 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (June 7–14th, 2012).

Corin­na Lath­an is the CEO & Co-Founder of Anthro­Tronix. Dr. Lathan’s diverse back­ground includes research, teach­ing, and con­sult­ing in the areas of human per­for­mance engi­neer­ing, med­ical device design, and assis­tive tech­nol­ogy. Pre­vi­ously, [Read more…] about Dr. Corin­na Lath­an on Opti­miz­ing the Inter­ac­tion between Peo­ple and Technology

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Red­dit
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pock­et

Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health Tagged With: Anthro­Tronix, assis­tive tech­nol­ogy, human computer interaction, human per­for­mance, Young Global Leader

Protect Your Asset by Being Your Own Brain Fitness Coach

April 26, 2012 by Alvaro Fernandez

Last week I had the good for­tune of spend­ing four days in Nue­vo Val­lar­ta, Mex­i­co, with over 300 amaz­ing indi­vid­u­als from 40+ coun­tries who had been named Young Glob­al Lead­ers by the World Eco­nom­ic Forum. The sum­mit agen­da was insight­ful and inspir­ing, con­ver­sa­tions with oth­er par­tic­i­pants always proved to be eye-open­ing and stim­u­lat­ing, and the over­all atmos­phere was con­struc­tive. You can read more about some of those con­ver­sa­tions here.

What I’d like to high­light in this arti­cle is the remark­able (and option­al) activ­i­ty that start­ed off every day at 7 in the morn­ing. Called “Pro­tect Your Asset” [Read more…] about Pro­tect Your Asset by Being Your Own Brain Fit­ness Coach

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Red­dit
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pock­et

Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Education & Lifelong Learning Tagged With: attention, biofeedback, brain fitness coach, Brain-Fitness, Brain-health, brain-performance, Brain-Training, cognitive-assessments, cognitive-games, Cognitive-Training, heart-rate-variability, information-processing, meditation, mental-stimulation, Nutrition, Physical-Exercise, Reframing, stress-management, train-your-brain, Working-memory, World-Economic-Forum, Young Global Leader

Upcoming Q&A on the Future of Brain Health to celebrate Brain Awareness Week

March 12, 2012 by SharpBrains

Info­graph­ic based on 2011 Sharp­Brains Sum­mit’s Meet­ing Report

Alvaro Fer­nan­dez, co-founder and CEO of Sharp­Brains, has been named a Young Glob­al Leader by the World Eco­nom­ic Forum, an hon­or rec­og­niz­ing the most dis­tin­guished lead­ers under age 40 from around the world.

Mr. Fer­nan­dez will dis­cuss “How to Retool Brain Health for the 21st Cen­tu­ry” via a one-hour vir­tu­al Q&A ses­sion host­ed live at SharpBrains.com on Fri­day, March 16 from 10 to 11a.m. US East­ern Time. The con­ver­sa­tion will be based on the Meet­ing Report from the 2011 Sharp­Brains Sum­mit, which gath­ered 250+ inno­va­tors worldwide.

“The way we do brain health is essen­tial­ly bro­ken,” he said. “We need a new cul­ture and toolk­it to empow­er sharp brains of all ages to take more proac­tive care of their brain.” [Read more…] about Upcom­ing Q&A on the Future of Brain Health to cel­e­brate Brain Aware­ness Week

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Red­dit
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pock­et

Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: Brain-health, Education & Lifelong Learning, healthcare, infographic, innovation, insurance, medical, Neurotechnology, World-Economic-Forum, Young Global Leader

SharpBrains’ Alvaro Fernandez named Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum

March 6, 2012 by SharpBrains

Alvaro Fer­nan­dez

Alvaro Fer­nan­dez, Sharp­Brains’ CEO & Co-Founder, has been named a Young Glob­al Leader by the World Eco­nom­ic Forum (WEF) – an hon­our which recog­nis­es the most dis­tin­guished young lead­ers under the age of 40 from around the world.

He joins a select forum of glob­al lead­ers, includ­ing Wikipedia founder Jim­my Wales, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Lar­ry Page, and Salman Kahn, founder of the Kahn Academy.

Mr. Fer­nan­dez, born in Spain and based in the USA since 1999, was cho­sen from among thou­sands of young lead­ers from across the globe by a selec­tion com­mit­tee com­pris­ing the world’s promi­nent busi­ness lead­ers, politi­cians, and media lead­ers. [Read more…] about Sharp­Brains’ Alvaro Fer­nan­dez named Young Glob­al Leader by World Eco­nom­ic Forum

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Red­dit
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pock­et

Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Education & Lifelong Learning, Peak Performance, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: WEF, World-Economic-Forum, YGL, Young Global Leader

Primary Sidebar

Top Articles on Brain Health and Neuroplasticity

  1. Can you grow your hippocampus? Yes. Here’s how, and why it matters
  2. How learning changes your brain
  3. To harness neuroplasticity, start with enthusiasm
  4. Three ways to protect your mental health during –and after– COVID-19
  5. Why you turn down the radio when you're lost
  6. Solving the Brain Fitness Puzzle Is the Key to Self-Empowered Aging
  7. Ten neu­rotech­nolo­gies about to trans­form brain enhance­ment & health
  8. Five reasons the future of brain enhancement is digital, pervasive and (hopefully) bright
  9. What Educators and Parents Should Know About Neuroplasticity and Dance
  10. The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains
  11. Six tips to build resilience and prevent brain-damaging stress
  12. Can brain training work? Yes, if it meets these 5 conditions
  13. What are cognitive abilities and how to boost them?
  14. Eight Tips To Remember What You Read
  15. Twenty Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity and Improve Brain Health

Top 10 Brain Teasers and Illusions

  1. You think you know the colors? Try the Stroop Test
  2. Check out this brief attention experiment
  3. Test your stress level
  4. Guess: Are there more brain connections or leaves in the Amazon?
  5. Quick brain teasers to flex two key men­tal mus­cles
  6. Count the Fs in this sentence
  7. Can you iden­tify Apple’s logo?
  8. Ten classic optical illu­sions to trick your mind
  9. What do you see?
  10. Fun Mental Rotation challenge
  • Check our Top 25 Brain Teasers, Games and Illusions

Subscribe to our e-newsletter

* indicates required

Get In Touch!

Contact Us

660 4th Street, Suite 205,
San Francisco, CA 94107 USA

About Us

SharpBrains is an independent market research firm tracking health and performance applications of brain science. We prepare general and tailored market reports, publish consumer guides, produce an annual global and virtual conference, and provide strategic advisory services.

© 2023 SharpBrains. All Rights Reserved - Privacy Policy