Author Archives: Dr. Michel Noir

Changing Your (Cognitive) Fitness Habits

So we’ve read it in many studies: Physical exercise is important and contributes to a healthy life style. It has also been shown to be essential for cognitive health, helping us not only to remain physically fit but also to maintain mental sharpness. Today, however, researchers find that it is not enough to inform people. [...]

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

Approximately 5.3 million Americans (that’s almost 2% of the US population) currently have a long-term or lifelong need for help as a result of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Almost 1.4 million Americans sustain a TBI each year. By the numbers, each person has a 1:300 chance of experiencing a TBI.  In addition, it is [...]

A Warning Sign of Something Worse?

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 [...]

Get Social For Your Brain Health

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 [...]

Staying Sharp by Getting Social

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 [...]

More Brain Facts

You may find this primer about brain development and functioning, created by the Society of Neuroscience quite interesting. They are a nonprofit  organization of scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system and whose mission it to research and educate. The primer is called Brain Facts. It’s written with a non-medical audience in [...]

Keep Your Coffee Habit….

Not just one, but two recent studies have shown that increases in caffeine caused significant decreases in abnormal levels of proteins  linked to Alzheimer’s Disease. The scientists believe that the discoveries could lead to caffeine being a treatment in the future as well as defensive strategy to the disease.  Pour another cup of coffee and [...]

Alzheimer’s Disease – More Women than Men?

Interestingly, the Mayo Clinic researchers reported that men are 1.5 times more likely than women to have memory problems. You may wonder then, how it can also be true that more women develop and die from Alzheimer’s Disease? The kind of memory loss in the study is called mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Scientists theorize that [...]

Even a Little Exercise is Beneficial

For people in their 60s, regular walking appears to lower the risk of dementia. The finding, published this week in the medical journal Neurology, is the latest study to show that exercise helps delay some of the age related decline of body AND mind. The recent research tracked the exercise habits of 749 men and [...]

How do I Create the Right Fitness Program for me?

SharpBrains, Inc. provides individuals, companies and institutions with science-based information and guidance for brain health and Fitness. The company tracks and analyzes brain fitness research, markets, trends, and opportunities, offering clients insight and intelligence. The team at SharpBrains created a 10-point criteria checklist to help you evaluate and build a brain training program. The summary [...]