Category Archives: Brain Fitness Websites

How do I Create the Right Fitness Program for me?

SharpBrains, Inc. provides individuals, companies and institutions with science-based information and guidance for brain health and Fitness. The company tracks and analyzes brain fitness research, markets, trends, and opportunities, offering clients insight and intelligence. The team at SharpBrains created a 10-point criteria checklist to help you evaluate and build a brain training program. The summary [...]

Bilinguals stay sharp longer

Canadian researcher published earlier this year a study showing that people who regularly used two languages showed signs of dementia 4 years later than people who used only one language! It looks like bilingual brains are more resistant to the effects of cognitive decline. Previous studies by the same researchers had established that bilingual people [...]

Dangers or Benefits? The Effects of Mobile Phone Use on the Brain

Late last week, I read an interesting article posted by Mobile Crunch, a blog site focused on trends in the mobile wireless world. They reported on a study by the International Journal of Neuroscience that shares it’s recent finding on a study of 300 mobile phone users and the effects on the brain. Read their [...]

Brain Food: How Much Do You Know?

Which foods may boost memory and cognitive thinking? Take the informative Brain Food Quiz at WebMD

Does the use of modern technology impair memory?

Are you unable to remember more than two phone numbers? Then you may be a “victim” of new technologies. Chances are, it is easier for you to store information on your hard disk, electronic organizer or mobile phone, rather than use your memory. This finding is the result of a study on 3000 subjects by [...]

Another Study confirms the Importance of Brain Training

Brain Activity Reduces risk of Developing Neurodegenerative Diseases A new study now confirms our beliefs: Train your brain on a regular basis and you should be able to considerably reduce risks to develop Alzheimer’s disease. In Chicago, a major 5 year project that studied over 700 patients aged 80 and over has just come to [...]

Leading a Long and Cognitively Strong Life

Adding years to your life depends on many things – good genes are a start, but certain lifestyle habits can have quite a significant impact. Living longer is one thing, and living a cognitively strong life can be quite another. Health and Medical magazines have long touted the benefits of certain healthy behaviors for body [...]

Playing Music Makes You Smart

More news suggesting music can help to sharpen the brain. “Experience with music appears to help with many other things in life, potentially transferring to activities like reading or picking up nuances in tones of voices or hearing sounds in a noisy classroom better,” researcher Nina Kraus, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University” Read the article [...]

Exercise can boost brain power

Another report on how exercise can help our brain. “Tests on mice showed they grew new brain cells in a certain region of the brain that is known to be affected in the age related memory decline that begins around age 30 for most humans”. Read more here

Your memory: 5 ways to keep it sharp

Consumer report has 5 tips on keeping your memory sharp, which includes computer based brain games. All great tips which we strongly recommend. Read here