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 [...]
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 [...]
Adding to the two books on the market (Dental Floss for the Mind and Get your Brain in the Fast Lane), Happy Neuron’s CEO, Michel Noir and Chief Scientist, Dr. Bernard Croisile, have brought another book to the market. This one is entitled Brocolli for the Brain. It’s published by McGrawHill and available at Borders, [...]
March 13, 2008 – 11:14 pm
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.
January 16, 2008 – 10:28 am
It is now well known that, for rodents, physical exercise is beneficial for brain health. Indeed, mice allowed to freely run on an exercise wheel grow more new neurons that mice not allowed to move freely. Importantly, these new neurons grow in an area crucial for memory formation: the hippocampus. Neurogenesis (the birth and development [...]
January 1, 2008 – 3:11 pm
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 [...]
By Laura Fay
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December 19, 2007 – 12:06 am
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 [...]
December 7, 2007 – 4:02 pm
Young brains are plastic. This means that they can change and reorganize to adapt to deficits. Is it the case for older brains as well? Recent research suggests that the answer is yes! Dilks, from John Hopkins University, and his colleagues, studied the brain of a stroke patient (B.L.). Behavioral and brain imaging evidence showed [...]
October 25, 2007 – 3:52 pm
Happy Neuron is proud to be selected, from a pool of 74 amazing entries, as a finalist in a competition entitled Why Games Matter: A Prescription for Improving Health and Health Care facilitated by Changemakers and the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This is a collaborative venture that showcases innovative and creative solutions that merge [...]
October 23, 2007 – 5:54 pm
Just recently, we announced our partnership Prevention Magazine. Prevention is the number one healthy lifestyle magazine brand and the 10th largest magazine in the nation, with nearly 11 million readers a month. We are delighted to have such a strong endorsement for our scientifically designed games and coach. Prevention readers and online users alike can [...]