A dolphin made a lot of blog-buzz this Monday, being the 14th pink bottlenose dolphin described in history. Bottlenoses are quite special; did you know that they are one of a few species in addition to humans that is observed to use tools? Their relative brain size isn't that different from humans either....
Hi! It's Andreas, the Norwegian MD/PhD intern at SharpBrains.
Last week Alvaro wrote about how people with low stress levels are better able to tolerate age-related changes in the brain. The other side of the coin, as mentioned today in the Wall Street Journal, is that chronic stress is a risk factor of dementia and might be ...
Hello, this is Andreas again, the MD/ PhD student in cognitive neuroscience and new summer intern here.
Cognitive/ brain health is finally getting more attention by Public officials. On June 10th the National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health was released by the CDC and the Alzheimer's Association. The authors propose a set of 44 actions to reach ...
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I’m Andreas, the new intern at SharpBrains. I’m having a summer break from my MD/PhD program in cognitive neuroscience at Oslo University, Norway. My research group’s recent work on patients with memory complaints has brought to me a really positive impression of brain fitness and its outcomes.
This Tuesday Santa Clara University hosted the annual Boomer Venture Summit. ...
I suggested that a Head Coach, with good knowledge of brain fitness principles, could help people get their brain fitness program “off the ground” and keep it moving in the right direction through supporting and assisting individuals with realistic brain fitness goals.When we began developing the SharpBrains coaching model two months ago, we knew we were in uncharted waters.... ...
In terms of health and wellness: According to The Science of Aging Gracefully:While people appear to have a firm grasp of the role of diet and exercise in staying healthy longer, the public seems to be less aware of the other leading lifestyle factors raised by researchers. Weight control, caloric restriction and stress management are often mentioned by researchers ...
