Time Magazine got it wrong.  Naming Mark Zuckerberg “Person of the Year” is okay but a better choice would have been the first Boomer to turn 65 in 2011.  That person, whomever he or she may be, is literally at the forefront of a tsunami that will change our world. NPR reported this morning that [...]

This year, to celebrate the holidays, the Posit Science team went bowling! I won’t say who the highest and lowest scorers were… but feel free to guess. Happy Holidays from all of us at Posit Science!! The money folks! Stasia & Mark keep the books straight & up-to-date.

Recently we noticed a lot of traffic to our informative page about autobiographical memory. We quickly realized this was a consequence a recent episode of 60 Minutes–a fascinating program called  “Endless Memory”. The episode profiles six people, including Taxi actress Marilu Henner, who can remember literally everything about their lives. Their talent has been labeled [...]

A common science trend is to study the connection between obesity and the brain, in hopes of discovering neuroscience-based therapies and treatments to help people lose weight. A new study has shown that people who are overweight or obese have a lower pleasure response to delicious foods like milkshakes, versus their normal-weight counterparts. Human and [...]

According to scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, eye movement can teach you a lot more about politics than you might guess. These scientists studied how liberals and conservatives respond to “gaze cues,” and found dramatic differences. The short version: the liberals generally followed the cues, the conservatives did not. Read about the study here. [...]

Games are being applied in many facets of life to make a difference in the real world.

What’s even better than training your brain with Posit Science software? Training your brain while incorporating brain healthy habits into your everyday life! This year, we are introducing the 360˚ Brain Health Kit: a fun, creative way to enhance your whole brain health. This unique kit makes a great gift on its own, or as [...]

A few days ago, the New York Times reviewed what looks to be both a beautiful and fascinating book for brain fans:  Portraits of the Mind:  Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century.  This is an art book featuring images of the brain, its neurons and structures along with commentary from neuroscientists and [...]