I became fascinated by the science of brain fitness while at Stanford working on an MBA and MA in Education. Then I met neuroscientist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, and we began to think about ways to help people and organizations navigate the growing complexity in this cognitive health and fitness field.
My presentation to open our Games for Health Conference track is now available via SlideShare:
See Bird's Eye View of Cognitive Health Innovation
Description: Scientific, technological and demographic trends have converged to create a new $265m market in the US alone: serious games, software and online applications that can help people of all ages assess and train cognitive abilities. Alvaro Fernandez ...
Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg and I, co-authors of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness, will cover the main highlights from our new book and address the questions submitted by readers.
When: Tuesday July 21st, 10am Pacific Time; 1pm Eastern Time.
How to Register: Click HERE for more information and to Register.
Title: The SharpBrains Guide to ...
Given the fact I love Kindle, and some of our Twitter friends had been asking for a Kindle version of our new book The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness...well, here it is:
Amazon.com: The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness (Kindle Edition, $9.99)
The book has also received two excellent new endorsements:
"Kudos for an excellent resource! This SharpBrains Guide is full ...
Think about this: How can anyone take care of his or her brain when every week brings a new barrage of articles and studies which seem to contradict each other?
Do supplements improve memory? Do you need both physical and mental exercise –or is one of them enough? Which brain training approach, if any, is worth one's time and money?
We tried ...
Given the whole distracting "controversy" of whether Nintendo Brain Age "works" or not, I have started to use the following "brain teasers" in my talks in order to help the audience gain a more useful perspective of what is going on. They worked great both in the Medicare Readmissions Summit in DC a few weeks ago, and at the Games ...
Dave hosts a fun iCephalon 2009 Keynote address (AKA Encephalon 72), a collection of the best brain and mind blog posts of the last couple weeks. Enjoy!
The San Francisco Chronicle brings two great pieces today - including an excellent review of our new Book!
Is Your Brain A Couch Potato? (online book review)
"At 165 pages, we're talking a short, sweet, entertaining read of a complex topic, with timely (written in 1/09) reviews of 21 top technology products, as well ...
This is a partial list of the literature we reviewed during the research phase of our new book, The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness. We know many friends of SharpBrains are researchers, healthcare professionals, graduate/ Ph.D. students, who want have direct access to the references (perhaps PubMed should promote itself as a ...
Here you have the June edition of our monthly newsletter covering cognitive health and
brain fitness topics. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, using the box at the top of this page.
The full schedule of the SharpBrains' powered ...
Brain-fitness games join workplace, as well as senior center, arsenals (MarketWatch)
- "Consumers and retirement homes have made brain-fitness games and exercises a commercial hit, but now some insurers and employers are incorporating them into wellness programs that promote health not just for the body but also for the mind."
- "Improving brain health can result in less ...