Category Archives: Brain Training Science

Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline

September 20, 2010 – 4:15 pm

A response to The New York Times article, “Years Later, No Magic Bullet Against Alzheimer’s Disease”, dated Aug 28, 2010 based on the NIH Report “Preventing Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline” from Dr. Peter Magaro. In late spring 2010, the National Institute for Health (NIH) produced a review of research on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and [...]

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HAPPYneuron Featured Guest at SharpBrains Summit

January 22, 2010 – 9:33 pm

A highlight of the SharpBrains Summit was a talk given by Michel Noir from HAPPYneuron about the remediation and rehabilitation of neurocognitive deficits.

By Michael Rucker | Also posted in Aging Well, Brain health, Brain Research, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Rehabilitation, cognitive remediation, Events | Tagged , , , SharpBrains Summit | Comments (0)

New Memory Training Study Launched

August 2, 2009 – 9:36 pm

A new controlled study using HAPPYneuron exercises has been launched at the prestigious University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Switzerland under the supervision of Dr. Anne Echen. The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of episodic memory training consisting of personalized adaptive computer exercises. 40 subjects between the ages of 60 and [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain exercises, Brain Research, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, memory loss, Seniors | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Stay Connected to Improve Brain Function

January 27, 2009 – 3:21 pm

They say that human beings are social animals. It seems intuitive (even for introverts!) that social contact has benefits. Obviously we need other people to fulfill basic needs such making sure that our genes outlive us. Maybe less obviously, we seem to need other people to maintain adequate levels of mental well-being and motivation. Even [...]

By Dr. Pascale Michelon | Also posted in Baby Boomers, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Brain Research, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience | Tagged | Comments (0)

For a Sharper Brain, Stimulation

May 14, 2008 – 12:18 pm

AMERICANS may worry about heart disease, stroke and diabetes, but they downright dread Alzheimer’s disease, a recent survey found. For good reason. One in eight adults over 65 is affected by the disease. Those who are spared know they may end up with the burden of caring for a parent or a spouse who is [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain exercises, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain games, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, Memory Training | Comments (0)

Memory Training Shown to Boost Brain Power

May 1, 2008 – 1:36 pm

The scientific community continues to push ahead to identify the strong correlation between engaged in structured memory training and the ability to reason and to solve new problems independently (also referred to as Fluid Intelligence). The results of this important study were published on April 28th in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain exercises, Cognitive Training, Memory Training | Comments (2)