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Alvaro Fernandez - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Alvaro Fernandez has been featured as Brain Fitness expert and CEO & Co-Founder of SharpBrains by Scientific American Mind, Forbes, MSNBC, MarketWatch, La Opinion and other publications. He holds an MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University. Alvaro is an experienced executive who started his career in McKinsey & Company, and now teaches The Science of Brain Health and Brain Fitness at UC-Berkeley OLLI.
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- Top 7 Brain Fitness and Neuroplasticity FAQs - Reinventing - Use it Or Lose It
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] Brain fitness and neuroplasticity are two words that appear everywhere in the media these days, and were nowhere to be found just a few years ago. What do they mean? How can they help me? Let me address the 7 most common questions people have on how to maintain and improve brain fitness, based on a recent survey.
- Why Are Drivers Associations Offering Brain Training to Older Drivers? Hint - To Improve Safety
[Automotive] The Foundation for Traffic Safety at a major drivers association just started recommending a new "brain training" driver safety program called DriveSharp, developed by Posit Science. DriveSharp is a computerized cognitive assessment and training tool based on Karlene Ball's research on older adults' cognitive fitness and driving.
- Public Libraries - Community-Based Health Clubs For the Brain and Mind?
[Reference-and-Education] Public libraries moved beyond just offering books long ago, but only now are they actively promoting brain health in the community. If reshaped as Health Clubs of the Brain and the Mind, public libraries would provide a critical service to an aging population and become centers of information and destinations for brain fitness programs.
- Preparing Society For the Cognitive Age With New Brain Research, Education and Tools
[Reference-and-Education] Groundbreaking brain research has occurred over the last 20 years - without parallel growth of consumer awareness and professional development. Neuroscientist Torkel Klingberg is optimistic, "In the future we may be as aware of cognitive function as we now are obsessed with calories, diets, glycemic index and cardiovascular training". What are the obstacles slowing down progress, and how can we deal with them?
- Debunking 10 Brain Health and Brain Training Myths on How to Stay Sharp
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] Have you noticed that every week some article seems to say exactly the opposite to what another article said the week before? Do supplements improve memory? Are physical and brain activity important and complementary or is either enough? Which brain training approach, if any, is worth one's time and money?
- Build Your Cognitive Reserve Through Volunteer Activities - What is Your Cause?
[Self-Improvement] There are dozens of environmental awards, but none like the Goldman Prize, which just celebrated its 20th birthday. I had the fortune to attend its most recent Award ceremony, which featured interventions by Al Gore, Tracy Chapman, Robert Redford, and the founder of the awards 20 years ago, Richard Goldman, and was impressed about the stories of seven grassroots pioneers.
- Distracted at Work? Meet Maggie Jackson's Book on Attention and the Workplace
[Business:Productivity] Today we discuss some of the brain implications of "always on" workplaces and lifestyles via a fascinating interview with Maggie Jackson, an award-winning author and journalist. Her latest book, Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, describes the implications of our busy work and life environments and offers important reflections to help us thrive in them.
- Technology For Brain Health - An Upcoming Revolution in Cognitive Assessments and Training
[Reference-and-Education:Science] In April 2008, Baycrest, a leading research institute focused on aging and brain function, received $10-million from the Ontario Government to create a groundbreaking Centre for Brain Fitness. We have Baycrest's CEO with us today, to explore why and how the XXI century may witness a revolution in Brain Health fueled by new technology.
- Brain Training - It Works (to Improve Mental Skills) And it Doesn't (to Reduce Brain Age)
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] A new study shows how brain training works - and doesn't work. It depends on what you define as "it works". So, if you are considering buying some of these new programs, you do need to do a bit of homework. Here you have a 10-Question Program Evaluation Checklist to support your decision process.
- The Top 10 Brain Health Books of 2008 - Ready For Some Mental Exercise?
[Book-Reviews:Health-Mind-Body] Here you have The 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books of 2008. I hope you find them as stimulating as I did - ready to exercise your brain by selecting at least one to read?
- Are Videogames Good Or Bad For Your Brain? It Depends Who YOU Are
[Gaming:Console-Games] You may be thinking about innovative ways to maintain your brain in top shape in 2009. Two recent scientific studies published by Dr. Arthur Kramer and colleagues suggest an intriguing possibility: playing strategy videogames. Especially if you are 60-years-old or over.
- The Power of Meditation For Brain Health - Interview With Dr Andrew Newberg
[Health-and-Fitness:Meditation] I recently had the fortune to interview Dr. Andrew Newberg, one of the leading researchers focused on meditation and the brain. Dr. Newberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and Psychiatry and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Earth 2.0 - Yes We Can Launch a New and Improved Global Agenda
[Business] Imagine seeing a top sheik from Dubai exclaim "Yes We Can" in front of the 800 experts gathered during the Summit of the Global Agenda that just took place in Dubai, co-organized by the World Economic Forum and the Government of Dubai. Let me propose some of the architectural principles that should underlie new efforts to deal with the current global crisis and prepare for a better future, based on a Yes We Can value-rich approach.
- We Need a Global Consortium For Brain Fitness and Training Innovation
[Health-and-Fitness] The World Economic Forum asked me to write "an 800 words summary of your most compelling actionable idea on the challenges of aging and gerontology", in preparation for the Inaugural Summit of the Global Agenda taking place November 7 to 9th in Dubai. Here you have my proposal to create a Global Consortium for Brain Fitness and Training Innovation, and help ensure that "No Brain is Left Behind".
- Can Games, Meditation and Parenting Help Improve Attention?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] I am honored to interview today Michael I. Posner, a prominent scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience, to discuss the key findings of his research on attention training and emotional self-regulation. As he says, "Parents can see the remarkable transformation as their children develop the ability to regulate emotions and to persist with goals in the face of distractions. That ability is usually labeled "self-regulation."
- Can Brain Training Games Make You a Better Driver? Allstate Insurance to Test Them
[Automotive] Allstate just announced a very intelligent initiative. The auto insurance company is going to offer a brain training game to thousands of drivers and measure the impact on their driving performance. Allstate says this can be the "next big breakthrough in automobile safety." Today I am fortunate to interview Tom Warden, Assistant Vice President and Leader of Allstate's Research and Planning Center, to better understand this initiative.
- Healthy Aging For Brain and Body - Answers to Your Main Questions
[Health-and-Fitness] Given the growing and often contradictory media coverage regarding aging and Alzheimer's Disease topics, you probably have a good number of questions you would like to see answered. The main recommendations today: ensure good nutrition, and follow a regime of frequent physical and mental exercise.
- Top 7 Brainteasers and Puzzles For Job Interviews and Brain Challenge
[Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] A recent CNN article highlights how a growing number of companies use brainteasers and logic puzzles during job interviews. Want to train and try a few? Here you have our selected Top 7 Brainteasers/ Logic Puzzles for Job Interviews and Brain Challenge. Please try to GUESS the answers to the questions below based on your own logical approach. The goal is not to find out the right answer, but to provide an appropriate range.
- ABC Reporter Bob Woodruff's Incredible Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury
[Self-Improvement] A few weeks ago John Edwards was interviewed by reporter Bob Woodruff. All the resulting media coverage centered on Edwards' declarations. However, there is something much more remarkable that surfaced at that interview: Bob Woodruff's spectacular recovery from his severe traumatic brain injury, suffered when a roadside bomb detonated next to his vehicle in Iraq. Today I am fortunate to interview Bob's wife, Lee Woodruff.
- Is the Future of Cognitive Therapy Similar to Training One's Abdominal Muscles?
[Health-and-Fitness] In short, here we have a number of major societal problems (anxiety, depression...) that affect people of all ages, and an intervention (cognitive therapy) that teaches people cognitive skills to be able to manage those related challenges better. Talk about "teaching how to fish" vs. simply handing out fish (which we could argue is what antidepressant medications do). Why don't more people benefit today from this approach?
- Combine Physical and Mental Exercise For Brain Health - Interview With Dr Kramer
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Interested in maintaining a healthy, strong brain? Dr. Arthur Kramer, Director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at the University of Illinois, based on recent brain research findings, suggests we should all find ways to combine physical and mental exercise. For example, have you ever considered joining a Walking Book Club?
- Ready to Measure Your Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health?
[Health-and-Fitness] You know your weight. And your physical fitness. And a variety of health-related metrics. What about your brain fitness? In years to come, we can expect a growing number of assessments to help each of us address that precise question, using tools that today are only available to researchers and clinicians, raising both opportunities and concerns. This article explains the importance of this emerging trend.
- Brain Age Mythology Compared to What Really Improves Cognitive Health
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Many people have been asking us recently about whether we all have a "Brain Age" and how we can reduce our "brain ages". This concept is a myth, fueled by the (very fun) Nintendo game and a recent PBS campaign promoting a program produced by Posit Science. The concept of having a "brain age" is, itself, profoundly unscientific, as we will show in this article.
- Why We All Make Stupid Decisions on Money, Work and Health
[Self-Improvement] It happens. Often. Why? We just secured an interview with Ori Brafman, co-author of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Doubleday Business, 2008), to discuss our Dark Side (well, he calls if "different hidden forces" and "psychological undercurrents"). For example, look at the story of Harvard Business School students who paid $204 for a twenty-dollar bill.
- Brain Improvement and Cognitive Fitness - Fact Or Fiction?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] You may already have a Nintendo Brain Age game, or at least have heard of it. You may also have read recently that start-up Lumos Labs raised $3m to develop "brain training games". In this article I address a few typical questions such as: - Do these programs cure Alzheimer's? - How do I evaluate whether any program is good for me or my clients, patients or residents?
- Study - Meditation Can Help Adults and Children With ADHD
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Travel back, in your mind's eye, to a time when you felt a healthy exhaustion after hiking, biking, playing sports.., and let you re-live that moment as vividly as you can. Congratulations. You have trained your brain. And a recent study shows how techniques like this can help children and adults with attention deficits.
- Top Ten Cognitive Health Events In 2007 - Brain Fitness Program Explained, And More
[Health-and-Fitness] By now, you surely are aware that our brains retain the ability to generate neurons and change over our lifetimes, breaking the scientific paradigm prevalent during the 20th century. And you have read about the growing number of brain games and brain fitness programs offered. Now, you may wonder, why is all this happening now? To understand that, let's review 10 important events that took place in 2007, a seminal year for the field.
- Exercise Your Brain in the Cognitive Age - Reflections on the Brain Games Market
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] In the past few days, The New York Times has published two thought-provoking articles on the growing brain and cognitive fitness market. Both raise key questions that politicians, health policy makers, business leaders, educators and consumers should pay attention to. Are our brains ready to compete in the global economy? how can we improve our brain health and mental abilities? can this also helo delay Alzheimer's and other diseases?
- Top 21 Books on Brain Health, Fitness, Training, Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis
[Book-Reviews:Health-Mind-Body] Given the growing media coverage of brain fitness and brain training, we have produced this compilation of the Top 21 Books that help understand these trends, the research behind them, and the implications for all of us. For your easy browsing, we have categorized them into seven groups. Enjoy!
- The Dana Guide to Brain Health - A Practical Family Reference From Medical Experts - Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Health-Mind-Body] Dana Press kindly sent us a couple of books. One of them, The Dana Guide to Brain Health: A Practical Family Reference From Medical Experts, is our topic today. We are impressed by what Dana is doing to insert neuroscience findings and implications into the public discourse.
- Brain Training to Improve Driving Skills Using Video Games, For Teenagers and Older Adults
[Automotive] The New York Times just published an article, titled "Are You a Good Driver? Here's How to Find Out", that asked, "Can VideoGames make better drivers?". We analyze the article, and answer that question, by interviewing a top researcher in the field, Dr. Jerri Edwards. In short, we could reply YES: a well-designed video game CAN make one a better driver.
- Exercise Your Brain - Quick Brain Teasers to Test Your Memory and Thinking Skills
[Self-Improvement:Techniques] Here's a quick quiz to test your memory and thinking skills, which should work out important parts of your brain. See how you do! (Answers are below).
- What Every Parent and Educator Should Know About Enriching Young Brains and Minds
[Reference-and-Education] To learn important lessons for all parents and educators, we interview today Eric Jensen, a former middle school teacher and former adjunct professor for several universities including the University of California, San Diego. Mr. Jensen co-founded the Learning Brain Expo, a conference for educators, and has written 21 books on the brain and learning.
- Ten Findings on the State of the Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health Software Market
[Business] You probably have been reading much about "brain training" and "brain fitness" and wondered, "What is all the Fuss About?" After many months of work, we have just released our inaugural report on the emerging Brain Fitness Software Market, and we want to share Ten of the Key Findings with you.
- Why Do You Turn Down the Radio When You're Lost? Multi-Tasking and the Brain 101
[Self-Improvement:Techniques] You're driving through suburbia one evening looking for the street where you're supposed to have dinner at a friend's new house. You slow down to a crawl, turn down the radio, stop talking, and stare at every sign. Why is that? Neither the radio nor talking affects your vision. turn down the radio, stop talking, and stare at every sign. Why is that? Neither the radio nor talking affects your vision. Or do they?
- Train Your Brain With a New $225m Market Based on Latest Brain Health and Fitness Research
[Reference-and-Education:Science] A spate of recent news coverage on brain fitness and "brain training" reflects a growing interest in natural, non-drug-based interventions to keep our brains sharp as we age. This interest is very timely, given the aging population, increasing Alzheimer's rates, and soaring health care costs that place more emphasis than ever on prevention and changing lifestyle.
- Improving Brain Functioning For Healthy Aging - Interview With Scientist Jerri Edwards
[Health-and-Fitness:Anti-Aging] Have you been reading all about Brain Training? Today we are fortunate to interview Dr. Jerri Edwards, an Associate Professor at University of South Florida's School of Aging Studies and Co-Investigator of the influential ACTIVE study. Dr. Edwards' research is aimed toward discovering how cognitive abilities can be maintained and even enhanced with advancing age.
- What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Know About Learning and the Teenager Brain
[Reference-and-Education] Today we are fortunate to interview Dr. Robert Sylwester, a recognized educator of educators who has received multiple awards during his long career as a master communicator of the implications of brain science for education and learning. His most recent book is The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy (Corwin Press, 2007).
- 10 Brain Health and Fitness New Year's Resolutions - Train Your Brain
[Self-Improvement] You have survived the 2007 shopping and eating season. Congratulations! Now it's time to shift gears and focus on 2008.
- Brain Training for Stress Management - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Stanford University's Robert Sapolsky and others have shown how chronic stress may contribute to the death of neurons in our brains. The question is how can one evaluate the many stress management programs out there? which ones are science-based? Probably the most promising area of scientific inquiry for stress management is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and in this article we summarize what MBSR is and where it comes from.
- Do Crossword Puzzles and Bridge Provide all the Brain Exercise You Need?
[Health-and-Fitness] This is a question we often get asked in our classes and lectures. The quick answer is No. They are both very good activities, but we need more if we want to work on our memory and brain health. Read this article to learn why.
- Brain Training and Mind Games - Interview With Japanese Expert Go Hirano
[Reference-and-Education:Psychology] Unless you are hiding in a cave, you will have heard about the latest Brain Training gaming trend that has taken over the USA, Europe and Japan. Today we are traveling to Japan, where the movement originated, to interview Go Hirano, a Japanese executive with experience in neuroscience and gaming.
- Use It or Lose It - The Theory and Practice of Brain Exercise and Fitness for Cognitive Health
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Who has not heard "Use It or Lose It". Now, what is "It"? How do we best exercise it and help maintain it sharp? In this article we will give you a fun overview of how the brain works and 5 Tips to Exercise Your Brain.
- Enhance Happiness and Health by Cultivating Gratitude - Interview With Robert Emmons
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] Today we interview Prof. Robert Emmons, Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Positive Psychology and author of Thanks: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier. Some of his key messages: the practice of gratitude can increase happiness levels by around 25%, this is not hard to achieve, and brings other health effects, such as longer and better quality sleep time.
- Emotional Intelligence, Reading Faces, and Meditation
[Health-and-Fitness:Meditation] Concealed emotions, also called facial "microexpressions", are the fleeting expressions that, believe it or not, you make when consciously or unconsciously trying to hide your true emotions. In conscious microexpressions you may be trying to lie, while with unconscious expressions, you may not even be aware of what they are truly feeling. Want to learn more?
- Are Yoga and Meditation Good for my Brain? A Scientific Take on Stress Management
[Health-and-Fitness] Yes! Yoga, meditation, and visualization are all excellent ways to learn to manage your stress levels. Reducing stress, and the stress hormones, in your system is critical to your brain and overall fitness. In this article we explore the science behind stress and stress management and include some tips you can start using today.
- Cognitive Fitness and Health - 10 Debunked Myths on How Your Mind Works
[Self-Improvement] How does your brain work? Interested in improving it? Over the last year we have interviewed more than 10 leading neuroscientists and psychologists worldwide to learn about their research and thoughts, and have news to report. Read this article to learn about 10 common myths that deserve to be debunked.
- Prepare Your Brain to Manage Information Faster and Better
[Self-Improvement] Hundreds of thousands of new books, analyst reports, scientific papers published every year. Millions of websites at our googletips. The flow of data, information and knowledge is growing exponentially, stretching the capacity of our brains. Let me offer 7 Strategies that can help manage this flow of information better.
- Brain Fitness Vacations for Baby Boomers - Tips for Staying Sharp
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Looking for new and stimulating travel ideas? Well, let us explain what a "Brain Fitness Vacation" is: "A brain fitness vacation is like a regular vacation, only you attend events, do exercises, and arrange for experiences that address the aspects of good brain health: physical exercise, mental exercise, good nutrition, and stress management."
- Health, Wellness and Medical Science - 2007 Top Ten Trends
[News-and-Society] The Aspen Health Forum just gathered an impressive group of around 250 people to discuss the most pressing issues in Health and Medical Science. Here you have the summary of the top Ten Trends discussed.
- Beck Diet - Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person-and Maintain Weight Loss (Part 2)
[Health-and-Fitness:Popular-Diets] Do you wonder why, after losing some pounds, you typically regain them quickly? Interested in discovering how to maintain your target weight? Read this interview with Dr. Judith Beck, Director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research and author of The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person, a widely acclaimed book on how we can develop the mental skills required to sustain weight loss. Part 2 of 2.
- The Beck Diet - Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person-and Maintain Target Weight (Part 1)
[Self-Improvement] Do you wonder why, after losing some pounds, you typically regain them quickly? Interested in discovering how to maintain your target weight? Read this interview with Dr. Judith Beck, Director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research and author of The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person, a widely acclaimed book on how we can develop the mental skills required to sustain weight loss. Part 1 of 2.
- Ten Innovation Trends at Stanford Media X- Robotics, Aging, Clean Tech, Brain, Gaming, Science, More
[Business] The goal of Stanford University Media X is to foster collaborations between industry and academia. The 5th Annual Media X Conference on Research, Collaboration, Innovation and Productivity, which I was fortunate to attend, served its purpose well. Let me share the 10 Key Innovation Trends that every business executive and innovator should be paying attention to.
- 7 Quotes From Neuroscientists That Will Revolutionize Brain And Mind Health, Fitness And Wellness
[Health-and-Fitness] Interested in improving your attention, memory, thinking skills, ability to manage stressful situations? Good news: "Recent research in neuroplasticity - the brain's ability to change in response to information and new activities - shows that brain cells and new pathways continue to develop throughout life...". I have interviewed many leading neuroscientists and experts, and I want to share with you 7 of my favorite quotes.
- The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains
[Self-Improvement] Confused by the growing number of articles on how to train our brains, improve our memory, exercise our minds, and even create new neurons? To put all of them in better perspective, let's review 10 good lifestyle habits we can follow to maintain, and improve, our vibrant brains.
- 10 Key Points on Training the Aging Workforce
[Business] Will most baby boomers retire at 60? Will there be a massive employee shortage in a few years' time, as predicted in a number of major policy reports? What can companies and government agencies do? This is a very important topic, given demographic trends worldwide. Here we provide a summary of 10 key Trends and Recommendations.
- Is there Science Behind the Growing Brain Fitness Industry?
[Business] To address this question, we interview today Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, one of the earliest proponents of the Brain Fitness and Exercise field. He is a clinical professor of neurology at New York University School of Medicine, and author of The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind and The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older.
- A Neuroscientist's Perspective on How to Protect Your Brain
[Health-and-Fitness] "We saw that the group with high level of leisure activities presented 38% less risk of developing Alzheimer's symptoms. And that, for each additional type of activity, the risk got reduced by 8%." Read this interview with Dr. Yaakov Stern, Division Leader of the Cognitive Neuroscience Division of the Sergievsky Center at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York.
- Top Ten Tips for Women Who Lead Men
[Business] Here you have Ten Tips that every woman should be aware of to understand men, stress management, learning, emotions, patience...grounded on cognitive and evolutionary psychology. Enjoy!
- 10 Stress Management and Memory Improvement Tips
[Self-Improvement:Memory-Training] These days we deal with events and illnesses that gnaw away at us slowly, that stress us out and that, believe it or not, end up hurting our memory and brain. What are the best defenses against stress, that will help our mind and memory remain healthy for life? In this article we list 10 Tips that will help you.
- 10 Truths About Aging You May Not Know
[Health-and-Fitness:Anti-Aging] Why is "aging" such a bad word? In this article, we review 10 neuroscience-based Truths that put "aging" in better perspective and help us see that there is much we can do to take ownership of our future.
- Sicko and Bill Clinton on Health and Wellness Trends
[News-and-Society] Given the current debate around Michael Moore's Sicko, we want to share in this article some of the insights and advice on Health and Wellness trends that Bill Clinton gave recently at the Healthetc event sponsored by California Pacific Medical Center and KCBS.
- A Pediatrician on Helping your Kid with ADD or ADHD
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Many children with ADD/ ADHD present a working memory bottleneck. Today we interview Dr. Arthur Lavin, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western School of Medicine and one of the first providers of a Working Memory Training program for kids with attention deficits, who explains to us what working memory is and why it is important to train it. Dr. Lavin trained with esteemed Mel Levine.
- 10-Question Checklist to Select the Right Brain Fitness Program For You
[Health-and-Fitness] Unless you have been living in a cave, you have read by now multiple articles about the brain training and brain exercise craze. Now, how do you know which of them can help you more, or whether you need any of them? Well, that's why we are publishing this 10-Question Checklist, to help you navigate through the overwhelming and conflicting media reports and company announcements.
- New Brain Health Roadmap Announced
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] On June 10th something wonderful happened, and the media hasn't paid much attention yet. On that day, the National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health was released by the CDC and the Alzheimer's Association. IN this article, I want to first share with you the 10 top actions proposed by this report, and then provide a quick glossary to explain the key words that you will hear more and more when discussing brain health.
- How Does Bill Gates' Brain Work?
[Business] Bill Gates delivered a very inspiring commencement speech in Harvard on June 7th. A noteworthy aspect of the speech was the display of what neuroscientists call Executive Functions, that enable us to learn and adapt to new environments. The brain region that makes a "sharp brain." In this article, we analyze Mr. Gates brain and draw lessons for us all.
- Exercising Our Brains 101 - Why and How
[Self-Improvement] Major media publications (Time Magazine, CBS, USA Today...) have started to explain the research behind brain exercise to improve memory and attention and help delay potential problems such as Alzheimer's Disease. We have prepared answers to the 7 Most Frequently Asked Questions, which will provide you with great tips to create your own brain exercise program.
- Top 10 Trends With Baby Boomers
[Business] On June 19th Santa Clara University hosted the annual Baby Boomer Venture Summit. This forum brings together a great group of industry leaders, thought-leaders and start-ups in the growing market. Here we present you with the Top 10 things we learned at the event.
- New Guidelines for Alzheimer's Prevention
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] There is much we can do to help delay Alzheimer's, including lifelong learning and brain exercises. In this article we review some recent research-and also explain why no individual company or product today can make any claim that it directly helps prevent Alzheimer's or other dementias.
- Programs to Exercise Your Brain
[Health-and-Fitness] We provide an overview of the emerging field of science-based Brain Fitness, and introduce the programs by Posit Science, IntelliGym, CogniFit, Cogmed and emWave.
- How Can I Exercise and Improve My Short-Term Memory?
[Health-and-Fitness] Want to improve memory? Then you need to know that the most important component of memory is attention. By choosing to attend to something and focus on it, you create a personal interaction with it, which gives it personal meaning, making it easier to remember.
- What Is Learning? Can We Learn Better Than Apes?-Part 2
[Reference-and-Education] We continue the conversation (Part 2 out of 2) on Learning with Dr. James Zull, Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at Case Western University and author of The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning.
- What is Learning? Can We Learn Better Than Apes Do? Part 1
[Reference-and-Education] Dr. James Zull, Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at Case Western University, and author of The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning, shares with us his insights into what Learning is and how we can All learn better. Part 1 of 2.
- Enhancing Trader Performance - Interview With Brett N Steenbarger-Part 2
[Self-Improvement] This is Part 2 of a 2-part Interview with Brett Steenbarger on Enhancing Trader Performance and The Psychology of Trading. We discuss the role of "trader coaches" and developing key skills for trading success.
- Becoming a Trading Athlete - Interview With Brett N Steenbarger-Part 1
[Self-Improvement] Dr. Brett Steenbarger, author of the books Enhancing Trader Performance and The Psychology of Trading, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University, shares with us his research and advice on how to become a top trader. This is the Part 1 of 2.
- Easy Steps to Improve Your Brain Health Now
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] In this article we review each of the four essential pillars recommended in the scientific literature to maintain a healthy brain that functions better now and lasts longer. Those pillars are Physical Exercise, Mental Exercise, Good Nutrition and Stress Management.
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