Tag Archives: Seniors

You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

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 [...]

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Posted in Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, Seniors | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

A Warning Sign of Something Worse?

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 [...]

By Dr. Michel Noir | Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, Seniors | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Never Too Old To Compete

August 6, 2009 – 7:46 pm

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 [...]

By Laura Fay | Posted in Baby Boomers, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Seniors | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)