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Study: Neurofeedback brain training can complement ADHD stimulant medications

School-based brain training shown to alleviate ADHD (The Boston Globe): “With more than one in 10 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, parents and doctors alike have been...

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Upcoming Webinar: The Digital Brain Health & Training Market in 2014

When: Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (EDT) Join this upcoming webinar, to be held during Brain Awareness Week 2014, to discuss the latest market data and news in the digital brain...

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Update: ¿Habla Español? Know someone who’d enjoy a great brain book in Spanish?

Time for SharpBrains’ February e-Newsletter, this time featuring the global launch of our new book, in Spanish, Cómo invertir en su cerebro: Una guía Sharp­Brains para mejo­rar su mente y su vida,...

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Final 24 Hours to Join Webinar The Digital Brain Health & Training Market in...

When: Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (EDT) Heads-up: You can register at early-bird rates until end of Wednesday, March 5th, to discuss the latest market data and news in the digital...

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Top 10 Things Your Brain Does and You Probably Didn’t Know About

Most of the time, we are so used to our brain functioning smoothly and automatically that we don’t take a lot of time to think about what is going on underneath. Walking, eating, discussing a book…all...

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Reminder: Webinar on Digital Brain Health trends this Thursday

When: Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (EDT) Heads-up: You can still register to join this upcoming webinar and discuss the latest market news in the digital brain health and brain...

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From Drugs to Brain Training: The Future of Brain Health?

Brain Training And The End Of The Prozac Generation (Forbes): “According to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), more than 57 million people, or 26% of the U.S. population suffer from some...

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Update: Mindful Brain Training and “The End of the Prozac Generation”

Time for Sharp­Brains’ March 2014 e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy these thought-provoking articles about how to enhance our brains and minds…and hopefully transform brain care and mental health along...

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Brain teasers for teens and adults to test and train cognitive skills

Mind games that can sharpen the brain (Miami Herald): “A great resource for finding “mind games,” or what’s popularly know as “brain training,” is the website of SharpBrains, a company that tracks...

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Update: For brain training to work, it must induce neuroplasticity in regions...

Time for Sharp­Brains’ May 2014 e-newsletter. If you’re look­ing for new think­ing, research and tools to enhance life­long brain health and performance, you’re in the right place… New thinking: For...

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To boost brainpower, ignore “smart drugs” and focus on experiences that...

Traditional scientific ideas cast the human brain as a fixed and essentially limited system that only degrades with age. This view saw the brain as a rigid machine in many ways, pretty much set after...

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Training our brains’ executive control to reduce rumination and improve mood

Israeli computer ‘game’ teaches brain to be happier (Haaretz): “There are people who think dwelling on their emotions is helpful, viewing it as a kind of wrestling match with their inner demons. But...

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Harnessing brain training games to better research, prevent and treat...

— Brain Training Database: Treasure Trove for Preclinical Alzheimer’s Research? (Alzforum): “Some researchers think brain games in general—which adapt to each user’s cognitive ability—may one day...

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To delay dementia, try challenging (vs. routine) brain stimulation…up to a point

Brain games that could pay off in retirement (MarketWatch): “Cognitive aging is the biggest health crisis in our country,” said Denise C. Park…the monetary cost of dementia in the U.S. tops $157...

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London, July 17th: Upgrading Education and Health in light of Neuroscience —...

We are delighted to invite SharpBrains friends to discover the future of applied neuroscience and gaming at a cocktail evening  in London on Thursday July 17th, hosted by Brainbow in collaboration...

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Update: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years (even APOE4 carriers)

___ Time for Sharp­Brains’ June 2014 e-newsletter, featuring a wealth of insights, science reports, upcoming events, and fun brain teasers. First of all, let us highlight what may well become the...

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Final 24 hours to register at super-discounted rates @ 2014 SharpBrains...

We are offer­ing super-dis­counted Pio­neer Admis­sion to par­tic­i­pants who reg­is­ter by July 1st and help us shape the best Sum­mit Agenda to address the most press­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties and...

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From Drugs to Brain Training: The Future of Brain Health?

Brain Training And The End Of The Prozac Generation (Forbes): “According to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), more than 57 million people, or 26% of the U.S. population suffer from some...

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Emerging apps: Train the brain to train the eye

New vision app keeps baseball players’ eye on the ball (CBS News): “Andriese and Chavez were among the 19 members of the baseball team at the University of California Riverside taking part in an...

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Upgrading Education and Health in light of Neuroscience: The Frontier of Gaming?

— We had a great event last Thursday in London to discuss the future of applied neuroscience and gaming. Thank you, Brainbow/ Peak team, for hosting us, and Strategic North for helping promote it! Many...

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