Posit Science is taking a short break for the holidays- but we’ll be updating the blog in the New Year when we’re back from a much-needed rest. Our offices will be closed from December 24, 2009 to January 1, 2010. We’ll be back at work on the 4th of January at full speed ahead.
Of course, [...]

At the holidays, we like to get together as a company to play some games and share in some fun. Of course, learning to play new and challenging games can be good for your brain, so that was an added bonus of our billiards and foosball party. We thought it would be fun to share [...]

I recently read an article in New Scientist about a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers found that brain-injured mice developed lower levels of certain amino acids known as BCAAs within a few days of being injured. The low-BCAA mice were divided into 2 groups, with one group getting plain water and [...]

“No man fully capable of his own language ever masters another.” George Bernard Shaw said that, and as someone who aims to learn as many languages as one lifespan permits, I am delighted to report that the findings of cognitive and linguistic research have actually demonstrated au contraire.
Take this Dartmouth College study from way back [...]

I’m becoming a do-it-yourself (D.I.Y.) fan.  I make my own limoncello and bacon, keep a small flock of chickens, and do some gardening.  I’ve done bookbinding, have recently taken a letterpress printing class, and am now on the hunt for my own small press.
If you’re wondering what this has to do with our brain blog, [...]

{Editor’s note: this is excerpted from a real conversation JP had with his sister, speaking about their mother.}
Sis: “You never said anything about her having more energy.”
Me: “What are you talking about?”
Sis: “You said it was brain fitness software, that it was going to improve her ability to focus and remember [...]

My son Jackson is playing soccer for Red Star and has started learning to juggle the ball.  It has been a long time since I played soccer so I thought it would be fun to learn along with him. When we started, we  were getting 1 or 2 juggles before the ball hit the ground, [...]

Studies have shown that nursing home residents in the United States and other industrialized countries have rates of vision problems that are 3 to 15 times higher than community-dwelling older adults. About one-third of these vision problems can be attributed to improperly prescribed glasses.
Dr. Cynthia Owsley of the University of Alabama wondered if improving vision [...]

It turns out Posit Science doesn’t just help people recover from debilitating conditions, but actually has the potential to produce superhuman athletes. Take Dave Demko, the professional skiing competitor who has used our programs (along with rigorous physical exercise and training) to beat people more than half his age (just enter his name in the [...]

The holidays are rapidly approaching, and if you’re like me, you may still be struggling with deciding what ‘perfect gift’ you should give your mate or aunt or sister that could really mean something for them.  In the Land of Plenty, it is sometimes hard to determine what those individuals that [...]