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Brain gyms that work out mind and body gain in pop­u­lar­ity
Octo­ber 2nd, 2011
Maker of cog­ni­tive train­ing game seeks FDA approval
Sep­tem­ber 26, 2011
Is ‘Brain Train­ing’ Worth Your Cash?
July 21, 2011
Lumos­ity gets $32.5 mil­lion in ven­ture fund­ing‎
June 16, 2011
Mem­ory train­ing improves intel­li­gence in some chil­dren, report says‎
June 13, 2011
Retailer banks on brain fit­ness to expand stores
March 1, 2011
BostonGlobe_logo Com­puter brain train­ing games have nar­row effect, study finds
April 26, 2010
Study Finds Men­tal Exer­cise Offers Brain Lim­ited Ben­e­fits
April 21, 2010
Brain games don’t make you smarter, study finds
April 20, 2010
BusinessWire Sharp­Brains Launches First Brain Fit­ness Inno­va­tion Awards to Rec­og­nize Neu­ro­plas­tic­ity Pio­neers
March 31, 2010
bulletinlogo_v2 Move Over, Sudoku?
Jan­u­ary 29, 2010
Brain-fitness games can sharpen men­tal mus­cles for all ages
Decem­ber 16th, 2009
Bay­crest to exer­cise boomers’ brains
Decem­ber 3rd, 2009
braini games for mental acuity More doctor’s pre­scrip­tions may include brain games to improve men­tal acu­ity
June 14th, 2009
Soft­ware Designed to Make Older Dri­vers Sharper
June 8th, 2009
Soft­ware Designed to Make Older Dri­vers Sharper
June 8th, 2009
Brain Fitness workplace Brain-fitness games join work­place arse­nals
May 13th, 2009
Mental Health and brain gyms The Lat­est in Men­tal Health: Work­ing Out at the ‘Brain Gym’
March 31, 2009
brain games baby boomers Brain Games
Feb­ru­ary 8, 2009
brain games seniors Seniors use brain train­ing soft­ware to sharpen their minds
Feb­ru­ary 8, 2009
brain games training The 15 Clear­est Ben­e­fits of Gam­ing
Feb­ru­ary 6, 2009
Smart to learn new tricks Brain Fit­ness Classes Keep Seniors Men­tally And Socially Active
Jan­u­ary 27, 2009
cognitive health games As Amer­ica ages, fit­ness cen­ters evolve to include head health
Jan­u­ary 11, 2009
Brain gyms “Brain gyms” a new indus­try
Jan­u­ary 6, 2009
Boom times for brain training games Boom times for brain train­ing games
Decem­ber 11, 2008
BusinessWire Top 10 Cog­ni­tive Fit­ness Events of 2008 to be Unveiled
Decem­ber 2, 2008
Mind Spa  brain Mind Spa offers work­out for the brain
Novem­ber 19, 2008
Brain games Can Every­one Be An Ein­stein?
Novem­ber 16, 2008
CRM magazine The Boomer Boom
Novem­ber 1, 2008
Brain fitness long-term care Nav­i­gat­ing the brain fit­ness land­scape: do’s and don’ts
Octo­ber 21, 2008
Train your Brain Train Your Brain
Sep­tem­ber 16, 2008
Brain fitness long-term care An idea whose time has (finally) come
Sep­tem­ber 10, 2008
BusinessWire The Amer­i­can Seniors Hous­ing Asso­ci­a­tion and Sharp­Brains Offer Guid­ance
Sep­tem­ber 8, 2008
Smart to learn new tricks Is It Really Smart to Teach Old Brains New Tricks?
August 12, 2008
Venture Capital Journal Invest­ing in Mind Games
August 2008
Aging Well Sharp­en­ing the Aging Brain
Sum­mer 2008
Military Officer Men­tal Floss
August 2008
Aging boomers fuel brain explosion Aging boomers fuel “brain fit­ness” explo­sion
June 18, 2008
La Razon- El gimnasio va al cerebro El cere­bro va al gim­na­sio
May 11, 2008
180px-nytimes_hq.jpg Exer­cise Your Brain, or Else You’ll … Uh …
May 3, 2008
wired_logo.gif For­get Brain Age : Researchers Develop Soft­ware That Makes You Smarter
April 28, 2008
Preventing Memory Loss Pre­vent­ing Mem­ory Loss
April 2008
bloomberg.gif Dementia-Dreading Baby Boomers Spur Race to Invent Brain Games
April 4, 2008
reuters.gif Brain fit­ness seen as hot indus­try of the future
March 12, 2008
BusinessWire First Brain Fit­ness Mar­ket Report Says Rev­enues Grew From…
March 11, 2008
Prevention Intervention: Memory Makeovers, Prevention, March 2008 Pre­ven­tion Inter­ven­tion: Mem­ory Makeovers
March 2008
Innovation: Your Brain Needs Just as Much Exercise as Your Body by Donna Fuscaldo, FOXBusiness, January 18, 2008 Inno­va­tion: Your Brain Needs Just as Much Exer­cise as Your Body
Donna Fus­caldo
Jan­u­ary 18, 2008
Six Ways to Stop Memory Loss by Temma Ehrenfeld, Newsweek, January 17, 2008 Six Ways to Stop Mem­ory Loss
Temma Ehren­feld
Jan­u­ary 17, 2008
Sharpen Your Brain to Improve Performance, Lower Stress by Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD, Medscape, January 15, 2008 Sharpen Your Brain to Improve Per­for­mance, Lower Stress
Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD
Jan­u­ary 15, 2008
Brain Training: How It Works bySharon Begley, Newsweek, November 17, 2007 Brain Train­ing: How It Works
Sharon Beg­ley
Novem­ber 17, 2007
Thank Boomers for Buffing Up Brain Market by Sonia Arrison, TechNewsWorld, November 2, 2007 Thank Boomers for Buff­ing Up Brain Mar­ket
Sonia Arri­son
Novem­ber 2, 2007
Like a StairMaster for the brain by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2007 Like a Stair­Mas­ter for the brain
Melissa Healy
Octo­ber 15, 2007
Alvaro and Lisa's Brain Vacation by Dave Bunnell, ELDR, October, 2007 Alvaro and Lisa’s Brain Vaca­tion
Dave Bun­nell
Octo­ber 2007
Cross-Training Your Brain to Maintain Its Strength by Leslie Walker, The Washington Post, September 12, 2007 Cross-Training Your Brain to Main­tain Its Strength
Leslie Walker
Sep­tem­ber 12, 2007
Game makers find new clientele: seniors by Mike Himowitz, The Baltimore Sun, August 28, 2007 Game Mak­ers Find New Clien­tele: Seniors
Mike Himowitz
August 28, 2007
Beating forgetfulness and boosting the brain by Kristen Gerencher, MarketWatch, July 25, 2007 Beat­ing For­get­ful­ness and Boost­ing the Brain
Kris­ten Gerencher
July 25, 2007
Resources for the Greater Good, Greater Good, Summer 2007 Resources for the Greater Good
Sum­mer 2007
Ten Important Truths About Aging by Elkhonon Goldberg and Alvaro Fernandez, The Complete Lawyer, Volume 3, Number 4 Ten Impor­tant Truths About Aging
Elkhonon Gold­berg and Alvaro Fer­nan­dez
Vol­ume 3, Num­ber 4
Featured Website, Scientific American Mind, June/July 2007 Fea­tured Web­site
June/July 2007
New Mental Exercises, Games Can Keep Aging Minds Fit by Susan Felt, The Arizona Republic, June 26, 2007 New Men­tal Exer­cises, Games Can Keep Aging Minds Fit
Susan Felt
June 26, 2007
SharpBrains Announces Ten-Point Brain Fitness Checklist, SharpBrains Press Release, May 16, 2007 Sharp­Brains Announces Ten-Point Brain Fit­ness Check­list
Sharp­Brains Press Release
May 16, 2007
Keep Your Brain Nimble as You Age by Allison Van Dusen, MSNBC, May 13, 2007 Keep Your Brain Nim­ble as You Age
Alli­son Van Dusen
May 13, 2007
Alvaro Fernandez launches SharpBrains.com, McKinsey News , April 20, 2007 Alvaro Fer­nan­dez launches SharpBrains.com
McK­in­sey News
April 20, 2007
Is your brain ready for the challenge? by Richard Seven, The Seattle Times, April 20, 2007 Is your brain ready for the chal­lenge?
Richard Seven
April 20, 2007
How Sharp Are Your Brains? Take the Test on CBS13, March 12, 2007 How Sharp Are Your Brains? Take the Test
March 12, 2007
Mind Games: Seniors Bulk Up Their Brain Power by Judith Graham, Orlando Sentinel, March 11, 2007 Mind Games: Seniors Bulk Up Their Brain Power
Judith Gra­ham
March 11, 2007
Secreto para triunfar en los exámenes by Lucero Amador, La Opinión, February 27, 2007 Secreto para tri­un­far en los exmenes
Lucero Amador
Feb­ru­ary 27, 2007
Club Business for Entrepeneurs, December 20, 2006 Are You Sure Your Mem­bers are Work­ing Out ALL Their Mus­cles?
Dr. Elkhonon Gold­berg & Alvaro Fer­nan­dez
IHRSA: Club Busi­ness for Entre­pre­neurs
Decem­ber 20, 2006
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