January 7, 2010 – 8:15 pm
For most adolescents, teenagers, and young adults, January marks the end of winter break and a return to school. But what about those of us who are far removed from formal educational experiences? Could our brains benefit from schooling? Recently there was an article in the New York Times entitled How to Train the Aging Brain by Barbara Strauch. In the article, Barbara asks whether the aging brain is, “…a brain that should be in school?” In other words, are there activities that we can participate in that will help us improve our brain function as we age?
October 30, 2009 – 2:55 pm
Diabetes slows down memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease! Researchers conducted a 4-year study on 608 subjects with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, out of which 63 people also had diabetes. Their memory and thinking skills were tested regularly. Those with diabetes turned out to have a slower rate of memory decline than those [...]
October 28, 2009 – 7:27 pm
You can teach an old dog new tricks, say UCLA scientists who found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning after just one week of surfing the Web.
The findings, presented Oct. 19 at the 2009 meeting of the [...]
September 28, 2009 – 4:13 pm
Scientific American posted an interesting article that proposed to put a predictive time line on the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Read about it here.
Whether it’s decision making, judgment, basic math, memory loss or other brain function, it is increasingly important to stimulate all these cognitive capabilities on a regular basis. One is rarely used in [...]
September 24, 2009 – 12:36 pm
Alzheimer’s disease is the elephant in the room that is not effectively being planned for or dealt with by the Government or the Health Care industry. Consider just a few stats – By 2050, 115M people will be afflicted with the disease primarily due to the simple fact of living longer than earlier generations. The [...]
September 18, 2009 – 10:32 am
So you understand that maintaining a social network of friends is important to your cognitive health. Do you feel like your social life could use a boost? Try these tips for enhancing your social interactions and relationships:
Call a friend or relative you haven’t talked to in a while
Schedule a regular lunch or dinner date with [...]
September 3, 2009 – 11:01 am
brain decline has a profound impact on the life and relationships of people who develop it. “Being socially active, being an intellectually engaged individual, having recreational time, enjoying a good diet, lacking stress – these are all things that tend to help in avoiding dementia,” says Dr. Lawrence Whalley, author of The Aging Brain and [...]
By Dr. Michel Noir
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Also posted in Brain Decline, Brain health, Mental Health, dementia, plasticity
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Tagged Add new tag, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Decline, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, dementia, prevent alzheimer's
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Last Saturday, August 1st, the 2009 Summer National Senior Games started in San Francisco. HAPPYneuron was proud to be present with its sponsoring partner Humana.
Senior Games, you’re saying? Surely, seniors can be active and do regular exercise but doesn’t the term “games” involve a competition? Are seniors actually able to compete in a sports [...]
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 [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Also posted in Brain Research, Brain Training Science, Brain exercises, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, memory loss
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Tagged Brain Research, brain science, brain stimulation, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, memory loss
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Not just one, but two recent studies have shown that increases in caffeine caused significant decreases in abnormal levels of proteins linked to Alzheimer’s Disease. The scientists believe that the discoveries could lead to caffeine being a treatment in the future as well as defensive strategy to the disease. Pour another cup of coffee and [...]