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A New Game for your neurons and your ears too!

December 19, 2011 – 10:48 am

The HAPPYneuron’s team is delighted to announce that a new game is already available on www.happy-neuron.com. This game, named “Sound check” is an auditive game to train your attention and short-term memory. You just have to sit comfortably in front of your computer and listen to series of instrument sounds, then to determine which sound [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain exercises, Brain Fitness Online, Brain games, Brain Training, Cognitive Training, Concentration | Comments (0)

MemTrax: The Indispensable Memory Screening Test!

October 24, 2011 – 7:53 am

Memory declines with aging and some memory loss may be an early warning sign for neurodegenerative disease, including some forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. By detecting this type of disease as early as possible, we can act when treatments are the most effective. MemTrax aims to detect memory impairment. Based on 10 years [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, dementia, Memory, memory loss, Memory Screening, mild cognitive impairment | Comments (0)

Brain Training and Alzheimer’s

September 20, 2011 – 10:14 am

New evidence has recently been found to support the theory that brain training brings health benefits. A Canadian team of researchers studied the effects of 10 sessions of stimulation exercises 2 hours a week. 30 subjects took part in the study, half of whom with high risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Results were promising, since people [...]

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Also posted in Aging Well, Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain health, Brain Training | Comments (0)

MemTrax: THE application to detect memory issues

July 21, 2011 – 9:44 am

SBT, the editor of the HAPPYneuron service, has adapted the memory screening test MemTrax on the iPad. This test is a very quick and easy way to detect memory impairments associated with Alzheimer’s disease for example. The application will be available in just a few weeks. In the meantime, discover the demonstration video:  

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Aging Well, Alzheimers, brain, Brain Decline, Brain health, Cognitive Impairment, Health & Wellness, Memory, memory loss, Memory Screening | Comments (0)

Internet Boost Brain Power!

October 15, 2008 – 1:06 am

The BBC reports today that a University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulates centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning in a more significant way than just reading.  Seems that  the interaction and inherent decision making that happens as we surf makes a difference. The entire article can [...]

By Laura Fay | Comments (0)

Exercise to get new neurons!

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 [...]

By Dr. Pascale Michelon | Also posted in Baby Boomers, Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Fitness, Neurons | Comments (0)

Adult brains can change!

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 [...]

By Dr. Pascale Michelon | Also posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain exercises, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience | Comments (0)

Why Emotion Boosts Memory

October 19, 2007 – 8:45 am

Have you ever wondered why you remember so vividly that argument you had with your boss 3 months ago or the first time you kissed your husband or wife? If yes, you may have thought that your memory for these events was vivid because they occurred when you were experiencing a strong emotion: anger or [...]

By Dr. Pascale Michelon | Also posted in Brain anatomy and imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience, Memory, Neurons | Comments (0)

Lobes of Steel – Mighty Mouse pumps brain “iron”

August 21, 2007 – 11:53 pm

It’s long been known that all around health is the result of exercising good mental, physical and spiritual habits. Abuse or just lack of use of any one of these is likely to cause decline in all three. Along comes a study that shows that laboratory mice who have exercise wheels in their cages actually show an [...]

By Wendy Matthews | Comments (0)

Brain Food: How Much Do You Know?

August 16, 2007 – 4:06 pm

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

By Laura | Also posted in Brain Fitness Online, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Mind Fitness, Mind/Body, Nutrition | Comments (0)