Ed. Note: we are live blogging selected sessions of this year’s SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century. 2:05 PM: The session has wrapped up. We’ll be back tomorrow for one more session, “From Lab to Marketplace: How Science Reaches Users” at 8:30 AM. 2:02 PM: Dr. Wilson introduces Sophia Vinogradov, who [...]

Ed. Note: we are live blogging selected sessions of this year’s SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century. 8:33 AM: The session has ended. Alvaro Fernandez says there are more questions that Dr. Merzenich agrees to answer via email at a future date. We’ll be back to blog a couple more sessions [...]

Ed. Note: We are live blogging selected sessions of this year’s SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century. 12:03 PM: This session has wrapped up. We’ll be back live blogging tomorrow for a couple of sessions, including Michael Merzenich on “Past, Present, and Future of Applied Neuroplasticity” at 8 AM, and a [...]

I’ve noticed several recent studies and articles about the importance of sleep, so I thought it might be helpful to synthesize some of the major findings into simple, usable points. After writing this, I think I’ll definitely be getting a good night’s sleep tonight–if I can stop worrying about all the sleep I’ve lost to [...]

A few weeks ago, we hosted a Q&A session on Facebook about brain foods. Our own in-house chef/recipe developer/scientist Karen Merzenich answered people’s questions and I think we all learned a lot! For those who missed the discussion and prefer to read it in transcript form, I’ve re-posted it here. Question: Do the health benefits [...]

Yesterday, we hosted an excellent Q&A session on Facebook about music and the brain. Music therapist Kimberly Sena Moore answered people’s questions and I think we all learned a lot! For those who missed the discussion and prefer to read it in transcript form, I’ve re-posted it here. You can find Kimberly’s blog about music [...]

All of us at Posit Science were saddened to hear about the earthquake and tsunami that hit Northern Japan today. Our hearts go out to those who are dealing with the aftermath of this tragic occurrence. After the headlines are gone and the world moves on, most people assume that those affected by natural disasters [...]

Take a look at this picture: I think it’s pretty incredible–not just because it’s an awesome piece of art, but because it provides a fantastic example of the versatility of your visual processing system.