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Update: Neuroscience 2.0 — Taking the brain lab to the people

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ July e-newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain-related news and insights. First of all, a reminder to Save the Date for 2015 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (November...

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Brain training gains traction in Europe with Peak and Memorado funding rounds

. Brain training start-up Peak secures $7m Series A funding (startups UK): “London-based brain training app Peak has closed a $7m Series A round led by Creandum – known for its early investment in...

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April 2015 Update: Latest neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news...

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ April e-newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news and brain fit­ness insights…and including a fun brain teaser at the end....

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Posit Science ranked #6 Holder of Pervasive Neurotech Intellectual Property*

Now in its twelfth year, Posit Science continues to offer cognitive training software through its web-based product, BrainHQ. Posit’s mission is to help aging adults remain sharp by exercising...

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Looking for a mental edge, more professional athletes adopt brain training apps

. Brain training gaining momentum as new app for athletes to be unveiled (ESPN): “Brain science for athletes is getting more attention, not only as scrutiny over concussion testing becomes greater...

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Lumos Labs ranked #13 Holder of Pervasive Neurotech Intellectual Property*

Lumos Labs produces the popular brain training web and mobile app named Lumosity. With 60 million registered users, Lumosity is the world’s largest cognitive training service. To date, Lumos Labs has...

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Update: Latest thinking and neuro-tools to promote lifelong brain health

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ June e-newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key news and insights around brain health innovation. New thinking to promote lifelong brain health Why cognitive behavioral...

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Study: Brain training game helps resist unhealthy snack foods

. Online game ‘may control snacking’ (BBC News): “A computer game may help some people control their unhealthy snacking habits, suggests a small study from the University of Exeter. The online game,...

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Study: Training law-enforcement “itchy brains” can reduce shooting-related...

. Brain Training May Help Avoid Civilian Casualties (Duke Today): “Although firing a gun seems like one action, it is made up of many smaller decisions and movements that require coordination between...

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Update: Neuroscience 2.0 — Taking the brain lab to the people

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ July e-newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain-related news and insights. First of all, a reminder to Save the Date for 2015 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (November...

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The billion dollar question: Under what conditions can brain training result...

. Does anyone care if “brain games” actually work? (Fortune): “The cognitive fitness market — loosely defined as non-invasive neurotechnologies that monitor or enhance cognition — is booming…The...

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August e-newsletter: Inside Out, Coffee, Stress, Poverty, Exercise, Brain...

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ August e-newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain-related news and studies, and featuring Four “Inside Out” insights to discuss and improve our kids’ emotional lives...

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New $3m European-Israeli collaboration to build brain training system and...

. The initial pilot, funded under the EU Horizon 2020 framework and to be completed by 2017, will start with leading European soccer academies including Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven, AZ Alkmaar and FC...

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September update: Revolutions in neurotechnology will soon influence every...

Time for Sharp­Brains’ September e-newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain-related news. Our brain is at the core of every­thing we do, from the every-day deci­sions we make to the epic...

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Next: How to best civilize the mobile brain health and brain training Wild...

UC Riverside Professor Slams Feds, Stands By His Health App (KQED): “UC Riverside professor of psychology Aaron Seitz had an idea for a mobile health app based on his area of research.…Seitz is the...

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Para mejorar nuestra salud cerebral y rendimiento mental, desmontemos primero...

(In English, see Debunking 10 Brain Fitness and Brain Training Myths) Todos sabemos que debemos invertir en nuestra salud, en nuestra educación, en nuestra carrera profesional o en nuestros planes de...

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Training our brains with novelty, challenge…and videogames (20-minute panel...

How Do Video Games Affect The Brain? (Huffington Post Live): Americans play a lot of video games — that much isn’t up for dispute. But the impact on our brains is, along with the billion dollar...

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To reach your cognitive potential across the whole lifespan, augment healthy...

Can You Get Smarter? (The New York Times): “A few years back, a joint study by BBC and Cambridge University neuroscientists put brain training to the test…There was, however a glimmer of hope for...

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Update: How to civilize the brain training Wild West

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ October e-newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain-related news. First of all, here’s a brain teaser for you: How many haircuts do you think happen in America every...

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BBC brain training study apparently retracts previous overgeneralized claim...

Online brain training ‘helps older adults with everyday tasks’ (BBC): “Nearly 7,000 people aged 50 and over signed up for the six-month experiment, launched by BBC TV’s Bang Goes The Theory…Some of the...

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