http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary Neuroplasticity, Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/comment-page-1/#comment-80337 » Brain Fitness Vacation   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:06:39 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/#comment-80337 [...] A year ago we wrote a Glossary where we defined Brain Fitness as "the general state of good, sharp, brain and mind, especially as the result of mental and physical exercise and proper nutrition" and a Brain Fitness Program as a "structured set of brain exercises, usually computer-based, designed to train specific brain areas and functions in targeted ways, and measured by brain fitness assessments." [...] […] A year ago we wrote a Glossary where we defined Brain Fitness as “the general state of good, sharp, brain and mind, especially as the result of mental and physical exercise and proper nutrition” and a Brain Fitness Program as a “structured set of brain exercises, usually computer-based, designed to train specific brain areas and functions in targeted ways, and measured by brain fitness assessments.” […]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/comment-page-1/#comment-163 SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution » Blog Archive » The joy of giving, and the Cognitive and Emotional Health Project: The Healthy Brain Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:39:13 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/#comment-163 [...] Great article in this week’s The Economist on The joy of giving: Donating to charity rewards the brain. Some quotes: “Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, wanted to find the neural basis for unselfish acts. They decided to peek into the brains of 19 volunteers who were choosing whether to give money to charity, or keep it for themselves. To do so, they used a standard technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging, which can map the activity of the various parts of the brain. The results were reported in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” … “the researchers were able to examine what went on inside each person’s head as they made decisions based on moral beliefs. They found that the part of the brain that was active when a person donated happened to be the brain’s reward centre—the mesolimbic pathway, to give it its proper name—responsible for doling out the dopamine-mediated euphoria associated with sex, money, food and drugs. Thus the warm glow that accompanies charitable giving has a physiological basis.” … “Donating also engaged the part of the brain that plays a role in the bonding behaviour between mother and child, and in romantic love. This involves oxytocin, a hormone that increases trust and co-operation.” [...] […] Great article in this week’s The Economist on The joy of giving: Donating to charity rewards the brain. Some quotes: “Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, wanted to find the neural basis for unselfish acts. They decided to peek into the brains of 19 volunteers who were choosing whether to give money to charity, or keep it for themselves. To do so, they used a standard technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging, which can map the activity of the various parts of the brain. The results were reported in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” … “the researchers were able to examine what went on inside each person’s head as they made decisions based on moral beliefs. They found that the part of the brain that was active when a person donated happened to be the brain’s reward centre—the mesolimbic pathway, to give it its proper name—responsible for doling out the dopamine-mediated euphoria associated with sex, money, food and drugs. Thus the warm glow that accompanies charitable giving has a physiological basis.” … “Donating also engaged the part of the brain that plays a role in the bonding behaviour between mother and child, and in romantic love. This involves oxytocin, a hormone that increases trust and co-operation.” […]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/comment-page-1/#comment-162 SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution » Blog Archive » Waltzing Your Way to Physical and Mental Fitness Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:28:07 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/#comment-162 [...] Related Links Brain Anatomy Physical Fitness and Brain Fitness Glossary of Brain Fitness Terms [...] […] Related Links Brain Anatomy Physical Fitness and Brain Fitness Glossary of Brain Fitness Terms […]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Brain Fitness Programs, “Brain Gyms”…Explained « SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:19:30 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/#comment-161 [...] On the Science - Overview of the Science Behind Brain and Mind Fitness - Brain Fitness Glossary - Why we need more than crosswords and sudoku to protect/ improve our Brain Fitness - Use It or Lose It: what is “It”? [...] […] On the Science — Overview of the Science Behind Brain and Mind Fitness — Brain Fitness Glossary — Why we need more than crosswords and sudoku to protect/ improve our Brain Fitness — Use It or Lose It: what is “It”? […]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/comment-page-1/#comment-160 The joy of giving, and the Cognitive and Emotional Health Project: The Healthy Brain « SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:44:07 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/#comment-160 [...] “Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, wanted to find the neural basis for unselfish acts. They decided to peek into the brains of 19 volunteers who were choosing whether to give money to charity, or keep it for themselves. To do so, they used a standard technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging, which can map the activity of the various parts of the brain. The results were reported in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” … “the researchers were able to examine what went on inside each person’s head as they made decisions based on moral beliefs. They found that the part of the brain that was active when a person donated happened to be the brain’s reward centre—the mesolimbic pathway, to give it its proper name—responsible for doling out the dopamine-mediated euphoria associated with sex, money, food and drugs. Thus the warm glow that accompanies charitable giving has a physiological basis.” … “Donating also engaged the part of the brain that plays a role in the bonding behaviour between mother and child, and in romantic love. This involves oxytocin, a hormone that increases trust and co-operation.” [...] […] “Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, wanted to find the neural basis for unselfish acts. They decided to peek into the brains of 19 volunteers who were choosing whether to give money to charity, or keep it for themselves. To do so, they used a standard technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging, which can map the activity of the various parts of the brain. The results were reported in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” … “the researchers were able to examine what went on inside each person’s head as they made decisions based on moral beliefs. They found that the part of the brain that was active when a person donated happened to be the brain’s reward centre—the mesolimbic pathway, to give it its proper name—responsible for doling out the dopamine-mediated euphoria associated with sex, money, food and drugs. Thus the warm glow that accompanies charitable giving has a physiological basis.” … “Donating also engaged the part of the brain that plays a role in the bonding behaviour between mother and child, and in romantic love. This involves oxytocin, a hormone that increases trust and co-operation.” […]

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Executive Functions as key part of Brain Fitness « SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:13:07 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/24/brain-fitness-and-mind-fitness-glossary/#comment-159 [...] We can not place them all under fMRI examination , so we will have to ask them questions to understand how they deal with, and they developed, what neuropsychologists call Executive Functions, which are mostly located in our Frontal Lobes , the most recent part of our brains in evolutionary terms. [...] […] We can not place them all under fMRI examination , so we will have to ask them questions to understand how they deal with, and they developed, what neuropsychologists call Executive Functions, which are mostly located in our Frontal Lobes , the most recent part of our brains in evolutionary terms. […]

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