January 22, 2010 – 9:33 pm
A highlight of the SharpBrains Summit was a talk given by Michel Noir from HAPPYneuron about the remediation and rehabilitation of neurocognitive deficits.
By Michael Rucker
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Also posted in Aging Well, Brain health, Brain Training, Brain Training Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Rehabilitation, cognitive remediation, Events
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Tagged Add new tag, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, SharpBrains Summit
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October 23, 2009 – 2:28 pm
Early in October a team of researchers from the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council of the University of Oxford in England, U.K. , published the results of a new study discussing how juggling and similar activities increase brain connections. In brain scans of 48 subjects made after an extensive 6-week practice period, the researchers [...]
October 15, 2009 – 3:24 pm
Unbelievable for some, but true: Apparent smarts makes men more attractive in women’s eyes! Scientists from Elon University conducted a study on female students, asking them to choose the most desirable males from videos showing them accomplishing athletic and cognitive tasks. It turned out that the women picked those men who appeared the most intelligent! [...]
August 25, 2009 – 8:02 pm
Some time back I wrote about the cognitive skills necessary for safe driving. It’s ever more clear that abilities such as vision, reaction times, attention, judgment and ability to multitask, that is, to focus on more than one task at a time are all essential to our ability to be safe on the road. As [...]
A new controlled study using HAPPYneuron exercises has been launched at the prestigious University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Switzerland under the supervision of Dr. Anne Echen. The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of episodic memory training consisting of personalized adaptive computer exercises. 40 subjects between the ages of 60 and [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Also posted in Brain exercises, Brain Training Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, memory loss, Seniors
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Tagged Brain Research, brain science, brain stimulation, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, memory loss
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In recent years scientists have become intensely interested in what could be called a super memory club. At a retirement community in Southern California fewer than one in 200 persons out of 20,000 are living past 90 without a trace of dementia. It is a group that, for the first time, is large enough to [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain exercises, Brain health, Casual Games, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Lifelong learning, Mind Games, Seniors
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Tagged Add new tag, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain health, dementia, memory loss, prevent alzheimer's
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Now, according to a study published on April 3 in the journal Science, researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health found more evidence that sleep resets the brain to allow more growth and learning the next day. Read about their fascinating research here. So get a good night’s sleep – your [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Also posted in Brain Decline, Brain exercises, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, Lifelong learning, Mental Health, neural connections, Neurons, plasticity
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Tagged Add new tag, Brain health, Brain Research, neural connections, plasticity, sleep
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Last week I spoke with Adrian Berg of the Longevity Club Radio Show about the HAPPYneuron cross training program, the history of brain science, the impact of technology on the effectiveness of the program and the resulting cognitive health benefits for life. Listen on (about 5 minutes into the show).
By Laura Fay
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Also posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, brain science, brain strength, mild cognitive impairment, prevent alzheimer's
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January 29, 2009 – 7:59 pm
For many years, I and, the HAPPYneuron scientific team have been working with prestigious medical institutions and universities to collaborate on the effective use of interactive cognitive training activities for the deferral of brain decline in addition to the remediation of specific conditions such as Mild Cognitive Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, Depression and Schizophrenia. Many [...]
January 27, 2009 – 3:21 pm
They say that human beings are social animals. It seems intuitive (even for introverts!) that social contact has benefits. Obviously we need other people to fulfill basic needs such making sure that our genes outlive us. Maybe less obviously, we seem to need other people to maintain adequate levels of mental well-being and motivation. Even [...]