In neuroscience news this week, a newly published study by Scott Huettel, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of the Duke Center for Neuroeconomic Studies) attempts to help disprove the myth that simply aging makes us inferior at financial decision making compared to our younger counterparts. Dr. Huettel’s study was published earlier [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Posted in Brain Decline, Brain Research, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Memory, mild cognitive impairment, Seniors
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Also tagged Brain Decline, Brain health, Brain Research, cognitive improvement, Concentration, Seniors
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This Brain Fitness for Life blog has delivered several articles on ways to keep your memory sharp. Many of you have also inquired about ways to keep your natural energy up throughout the day to help you concentrate better. There are some simple, scientifically proven, things you can do during the course of the day [...]
By Michael Rucker
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Posted in Attention Skills, brain food, Brain health, Brain Research, Health & Wellness, Lifelong learning, Mind Fitness, Mind/Body, Physical Exercise
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Also tagged brain food, Brain health, Brain Research, brain stimulation, brain strength, Brain Training, cognitive improvement, health and wellness, Nutrition, Physical Exercise
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As you may have read, the BBC just published the results of a ‘brain training’ study in Nature magazine. The show “Bang goes the Theory” funded and conducted a study with 8,600 subjects using a simple set of light-weight computer games, played them for a minimal time and declared to the world that “brain games [...]
Have you ever been curious why some people are able to keep their memory sharp without much effort, where the rest of us have to do all we can to ensure that we keep our cognitive abilities from declining? A new study presented by Changiz Geula, PhD, (principal investigator of the Northwestern University Super Aging [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Posted in Alzheimers, Cognitive Neuroscience, neural connections, Neurons
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Also tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Brain health, Brain Research, brain tangles, cognitive improvement, memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, Tau Protiens
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A new research study out of the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that taking a one hour nap has a positive effect on brain power. This benefit occurs as a result of allowing your mind to clear out temporary storage space when you rest. When this “storage space” is available it increases your ability to [...]
August 11, 2009 – 5:35 pm
You may find this primer about brain development and functioning, created by the Society of Neuroscience quite interesting. They are a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system and whose mission it to research and educate. The primer is called Brain Facts. It’s written with a non-medical audience in [...]
By Dr. Michel Noir
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Posted in Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain Decline, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Mind/Body, Neurons
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Also tagged Add new tag, Brain Research, brain strength, Brain Training, memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, neural pathways
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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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Posted in Brain exercises, Brain Research, Brain Training Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, memory loss, Seniors
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Also tagged Brain Research, brain stimulation, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, memory loss
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As baby boomers approach retirement age, the field of cognitive fitness has begun to gain more prominence. In this interview with health blogger, David William, I speak about the magnitude of the economic impact of Alzheimer’s and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), the strategies that can be used to slow mental decline, and how HAPPYneuron is [...]
By Laura Fay
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Posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain businesses, Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Cognitive Training
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Also tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Decline, memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, prevent alzheimer's
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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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Posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain Research, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness
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Also tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, brain strength, mild cognitive impairment, prevent alzheimer's
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September 5, 2008 – 1:10 am
We are very excited to share that the findings of a recently conducted scientific study of 271 HAPPYneuron members showing performance improvement of 8.5% on average after just 150 games played. Upon analysis it was found that in those users that played consistently 3+ times per week for 20+ minutes, there is an average score [...]