We hope you are enjoying the growing coverage of Brain Fitness as much as we are. Below you have the Brain Fitness Newsletter we sent a few days ago-you can subscribe to this monthly email update in the box on the right hand side.

In this post, we will briefly cover:

I. Press: see what CBS and Time Magazine are talking about. SharpBrains was introduced in the Birmingham News, Chicago Tribune and in a quick note carried by the American Psychological Association news service.

II. Events: we are outreach partners for the Learning & the Brain conference, which will gather neuroscientists and educators, and for the Dana Foundation’s Brain Awareness Week.

III. Program Reviews: The Wall Street Journal reviewed six different programs for brain exercise and aging, and the one we offer is one of the two winners. A college-level counseling center starts offering our stress management one. And we interview a Notre Dame scientist who has conducted a replication study for the working memory training program for kids with ADD/ ADHD.

IV. New Offerings: we have started to offer two information packages that can be very useful for people who want to better understand this field before they commit to any particular program: learn more about our Brain Fitness 101 guide and Exercise Your Brain DVD.

V. Website and Blog Summary: we revamped our home page and have had a very busy month writing many good articles. We also hosted two “Blog Carnivals”- don’t you want to know what that means?

I. Press

• Good overview in Lifelong learning, literally: neuroplasticity for students, boomers, seniors…
• TIME Magazine’s special issue A User Guide to the Brain.
• CBS NEWS/TIME Magazine’s Series on Brain Neuroplasticity and Memory Exercises.
• Birmingham News on SharpBrains with Want a workout for your brain?.
• “Online Brain Fitness Center Introduced” in the American Psychology Association News Service, on SharpBrains.

II. Events

• Learning & The Brain Conference, February 15-17 in San Francisco.
• The Dana Alliance’s Brain Awareness Week 2007 will take place March 12-18. As part of the global activities we will offer our Exercising Our Brains class together with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and deliver a fun workshop on The Neuroscience of Stress and Stress Management for Accenture’s International Women. Learn more about this week and how you can participate.

III. Program Reviews

• Wall Street Journal “Putting Brain Exercises to the Test“, where MindFit emerged as one of the top two programs.
• Interview with a Scientist on ADD/ADHD and working memory training regarding Cogmed Working Memory Training program.
• Counseling center offers biofeedback to help decrease stress, talking about Freeze-Framer.

IV. New Offerings

• Brain Fitness 101 Guide: based on great feedback on our initial draft, we have refined and redesigned the guide and offer it now for only $11.95.
• Exercise Your Brain DVD: this one-hour and 20 minute class introduces you to the science and practice of brain exercise and includes many engaging activities. It is available for pre-order now until February 20 for $14.99 ($5 off from the regular $19.99!). Videos will ship February 23.

V. Website and Blog Summary

• We hope you enjoy our new home page and new section for Psychologists.
• Cognitive Neuroscience
  Brain Fitness Glossary
  Cognitive Reserve and Lifestyle
  Heart Rate Variability as an Index of Regulated Emotional Responding
  Neuroscience Interview Series: on learning and “brain gyms”
• Education
  Counseling center offers biofeedback to help decrease stress
  Lifelong learning, literally: neuroplasticity for students, boomers, seniors…
• Health & Wellness
  Want to Improve Memory? Strengthen Your Synapses.
  How do I know if computer-based brain fitness programs work?
  I already do crosswords and sudoku. Do I need anything else?
  Learning Slows Physical Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Professional Development
  Improving Your Brain Tools: Reading Emotional Messages in the Face
  Enhancing the Trader’s Self-Control
• Brain Teasers
  Exercise Your Brains – Visual Logic Brain Teaser
  Brain Workout for Your Frontal Lobes
• Blog Carnivals: (collection of best blog articles around particular topics)
  We hosted Encephalon #15: Neuroscience and Psychology Blog Carnival.
  And launched Brain Fitness Blog Carnival #1.