Tag Archives: Cognitive Neuroscience

Get Social For Your Brain Health

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 [...]

By Dr. Michel Noir | Posted in Brain Decline, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Seniors | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (2)

Staying Sharp by Getting Social

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 | Posted in Brain Decline, Brain health, dementia, Mental Health, plasticity, Seniors | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

New Memory Training Study Launched

August 2, 2009 – 9:36 pm

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 | Posted in Brain exercises, Brain Research, Brain Training Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, memory loss, Seniors | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Your Brain at Work

June 30, 2009 – 11:53 pm

Learning on the job isn’t a luxury these days; it’s absolutely necessary. And that is where your brain at work comes in. The Dana Foundation has launched a new website – Your Brain at Work

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Posted in Attention Skills, Brain Fitness Websites, Cognitive Training, Lifelong learning, Memory, Mind/Body, neural connections | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Better tools for Cognitive Remediation Programs

June 19, 2009 – 2:54 pm

The 5th annual Games for Health Conference was held in Boston.  It was co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, from whom HAPPYneuron was a proud award recipient last year. I presented about enabling better tools for professionally guided Cognitive Remediation programs. The slides can be found here…..

By Laura Fay | Posted in Brain Decline, Cognitive Impairment, cognitive remediation, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, mild cognitive impairment, plasticity | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Increased mortality risk for cognitively impaired persons

June 15, 2009 – 3:39 pm

According to a new, long-term research study by neurological experts at the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center, both African-American and white older patients with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment have an increased risk of mortality.  Research results were published in the June 2009 issue of Archives of Neurology. Alzheimer’s disease has [...]

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, mild cognitive impairment | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)