Category Archives: Brain exercises

Working Later in Life May Facilitate Neural Health

If you are interested in learning how late-life working can help your mental vitality, read the Dana Institute article on the topic. Quite enlightening.

New HAPPYneuron Study Shows Great Results

We are very excited to share that the findings of a recently conducted scientific study of 271 HAPPYneuron members showing performance improvement of 8.5% on average after just 150 games played. Upon analysis it was found that in those users that played consistently 3+ times per week for 20+ minutes, there is an average score [...]

More Splitwords!

The “tip of the tongue” phenomenon just got a little more help. You’ll be pleased to learn that 25 new word categories and over 2,500 new words have been added to this addictive game. Click here to play now…. We continue to add more and more categories to this Language Cognitive Exercise all the time. [...]

Men & Memory Loss

I was reading a government report on aging related statistics, and was intrigued to note that about 15% of men aged 65+ report memory loss compared with only 11% of women of the same age group and the gap widens significantly after the age of 85. So I ponder….why is it that women have a [...]

For a Sharper Brain, Stimulation

AMERICANS may worry about heart disease, stroke and diabetes, but they downright dread Alzheimer’s disease, a recent survey found. For good reason. One in eight adults over 65 is affected by the disease. Those who are spared know they may end up with the burden of caring for a parent or a spouse who is [...]

Want to get smarter?

Here’s an article in the New York Times that suggests ways to improve our thinking. Learning new material, yoga, aerobic exercise and caffeine are all mentioned as ways to stay sharp and in tune. In addition, there’s a link to another article that explains what mental status tests are, how they are performed and what [...]

Memory Training Shown to Boost Brain Power

The scientific community continues to push ahead to identify the strong correlation between engaged in structured memory training and the ability to reason and to solve new problems independently (also referred to as Fluid Intelligence). The results of this important study were published on April 28th in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [...]

Happy Neuron increases your game variety…

Today we released a new version of the Happy Neuron system – 5 new games, a new personal coaching update with many custom options, easier interfaces on the games overall and a crisp new look. Check it out at here and, as always, give us your feedback by emailing us at feedback@happy-neuron.com.

An Interview with Dr. Bernard Croisile, MD.

I thought to share with you a recent interview with Founder Dr. Bernard Croisile, Neurologist, Neuropsychologist and Happy Neuron’s Chief Scientist, about age related brain decline and what can be done. As we age, what issues do people most complain about? When we age, certain cognitive difficulties are usually more annoying than really hindering. These [...]

New Memory Game: Birdsongs

We are happy to offer this new game for preview to our members. Click here, login and play! Game Description Learn to recognize bird species by their song. You’ll need to discriminate between images of different species of birds and also between different types of songs. At times, these differences may be subtle, which makes [...]