February 20, 2007 – 10:48 am
The right kind of cocoa might be great for your brain. “This raises the prospect of using flavanols in the treatment of dementia, marked by decreased blood flow in the brain, and in maintaining overall cardiovascular health”. Read all about the benefits of cocoa here
January 31, 2007 – 3:48 pm
We found this post that mentions Dr. Paul Nussbaum’s approach to brain health. Dr. Nussbaum does a great job of communicating the importance of a fit brain to the public Dr. Nussbaum says that a healthy lifestyle characterized by socialization, physical activity, mental activity, spirituality, and nutrition leads to improved brain health. Individuals should reduce their [...]
January 25, 2007 – 12:17 pm
Another study showing the impact of learning on our brains. “These remarkable findings suggest stimulating the mind with activities such as reading books or completing crossword puzzles may help delay and/or prevent Alzheimer’s disease in senior citizens.” The full piece can be read here
January 3, 2007 – 3:48 pm
The Alliance for Aging Research is encouraging Americans to boost their brain health. “There is a lot we can do to keep our brains healthy and potentially prevent or lessen the cognitive decline that often comes with aging,” Daniel Perry, executive director of the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research” You can see the full article [...]
December 22, 2006 – 3:45 pm
Here is another report that links exercise and the brain. “Physical activity may be beneficial to cognition during early and middle periods of the human lifespan and may continue to protect against age-related loss of cognitive function during older adulthood”. You can see this story in full here
December 21, 2006 – 1:45 pm
Here is a great new study that supports what we are doing at Happy Neuron. Certain mental exercises can offset some of the expected decline in older adults’ thinking skills and show promise for maintaining cognitive abilities needed to do everyday tasks such as shopping, making meals and handling finances, according to a new study. [...]
December 2, 2006 – 2:26 pm
There is an article on Happyneuron.com over at KillerAPP.com. “You can’t just practice the mental skills you’re good at, according to Happy Neuron. You need to practice a broad range of skills — memory, attention, language, executive functions (logic, problem solving, etc.) and spatial and visual skills. The site offers games in each category so [...]
December 1, 2006 – 5:44 pm
Associated Press writer looks at brain work-outs on the web. Special attention is made to our www.happyneuron.com site and the article acknowledges the richness of our site compared to other online brain work-outs. It also states that mental calisthenics are good for you. In other words, rigorous mental activity appears to be good for brain health, and, as [...]
November 30, 2006 – 1:08 pm
Science Daily reports on a new study: “The brain is like a muscle that should be exercised through the retirement years as a defense against dementia, cognitive lapses and memory failure.” Read more here
November 28, 2006 – 11:56 am
A very interesting post from the Eide Neurolearning blog. “This study shows that revising is more effective if you mix new facts in with the old. You actually learn better, even though your brain is also tied up with new information.” Read in full here