Monthly Archives: June 2009

Your Brain at Work

June 30, 2009 – 11:53 pm

Learning on the job isn’t a luxury these days; it’s absolutely necessary. And that is where your brain at work comes in. The Dana Foundation has launched a new website – Your Brain at Work

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Posted in Attention Skills, Brain Fitness Websites, Cognitive Training, Lifelong learning, Memory, Mind/Body, neural connections | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Never forget your brain workout again

June 25, 2009 – 4:01 pm

Now, with the new “Workout Reminders” feature, you can tell the HAPPYneuron Coach to email your personalized workout on a schedule that suits you. You may never forget your brain workout again!

By Laura Fay | Posted in Baby Boomers, Brain Training, Brain exercises, Brain health, Cognitive Training, Health & Wellness, Mind Games | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Better tools for Cognitive Remediation Programs

June 19, 2009 – 2:54 pm

The 5th annual Games for Health Conference was held in Boston.  It was co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, from whom HAPPYneuron was a proud award recipient last year. I presented about enabling better tools for professionally guided Cognitive Remediation programs. The slides can be found here…..

By Laura Fay | Posted in Brain Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, cognitive remediation, mild cognitive impairment, plasticity | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Increased mortality risk for cognitively impaired persons

June 15, 2009 – 3:39 pm

According to a new, long-term research study by neurological experts at the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center, both African-American and white older patients with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment have an increased risk of mortality.  Research results were published in the June 2009 issue of Archives of Neurology.
Alzheimer’s disease has emerged [...]

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, mild cognitive impairment | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)