Our eyes take in a lot of information from the world, but limitations in brain processing means that we can only pay attention to a small portion of it. As a consequence we often fail to notice important information that is clearly in our field of view because our attention is focused elsewhere. One compelling [...]
Tags: crash risk, DriveSharp, Driving, driving safety, UFOV, useful field of view
Posted August 30, 2010 by Peter Delahunt under Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, DriveSharp, Driving, Driving safety, Neuroscience, Processing speed, Research studies
Improving the speed and accuracy of processing what you see is gaining traction thanks to insurance carriers and increasing public awareness.
Tags: AAA, allstate, auto insurance, insurance, state farm, The Hartford
Posted August 12, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under DriveSharp, Driving, Driving safety, Neuroscience, Processing speed, Research studies
A major effort to find biomarkers that identify serious head injury is underway
Tags: biomarkers, TBI, traumatic brain injury
Posted July 29, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Neuroscience, Research studies
Ed. note: Today we are pleased to present a guest post from Beth Tracton-Bishop, Ph.D, a gerontologist with The Hartford Advance 50 Team and an expert on aging and driver safety. Click on her name above for a full biography. Have you ever heard of the phrase “driving wellness”? It’s a relatively new term that takes [...]
Tags: Driving, driving safety, driving wellness, The Hartford
Posted July 22, 2010 by Beth Tracton-Bishop under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, DriveSharp, Driving, Driving safety, Posit Science software, Processing speed
Published research shows improvement in visual working memory by training with InSight’s SweepSeeker exercise.
Tags: Adam Gazzaley, InSight, PloSOne, Sweep Seeker, UCSF
Posted July 14, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, InSight, Memory, Posit Science software, Research studies
A recent study published in the journal Neurology shows that high levels of mental activity may reduce some of the cognitive deficits characteristic of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study found that people with a mentally active lifestyle had high scores on learning and memory tests regardless of the amount of brain damage they had. Those [...]
Tags: brain training, cognitive function, cognitive reserve, MS, multiple sclerosis, Penn State, Peter A. Arnett
Posted July 6, 2010 by Amy Abramowitz under Alzheimer's disease, Benefits of Brain Fitness, Memory, Neuroscience, Posit Science software
Every year, the week leading up to Father’s Day is designated as Men’s Health Week. According to their official website, the purpose of Men’s Health Week is “to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.” So… what can YOU do? Here are some [...]
Tags: brain health, cancer, Exercise, fitness, healthy aging, men's health week
Posted June 14, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Exercise, Neuroscience, Physical exercise, Research studies
2:00 PM: We are wrapping up. Thank you to everyone who attended the webinar and followed along here. We will be posting a video of the webinar on our website next week. Special thanks to Dr. Rourke, Maggie Atkinson, and Greg Robinson for your contributions. In closing, Dr. Rourke recommends an article by Maggie in [...]
Tags: AIDS, HIV, HIV-related cognitive decline, live blog, Sean Rourke, University of Toronto, webinar
Posted June 10, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain Fitness Program, Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies
We are so excited to be sponsoring a webinar entitled HIV-Related Cognitive Decline: Can Brain Training Help? The webinar will be held this Thursday, June 10, from 1-2 PM Pacific time. It is free, and all are welcome to join. REGISTER NOW. Our esteemed host will be Sean Rourke, PhD, a professor in the department [...]
Tags: AIDS, HIV, HIV-related cognitive decline, Sean Rourke, University of Toronto, webinar
Posted June 7, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies
A recently published study in the journal Psychology and Aging indicated that cognitive ability predicts the quality of our economic decisions better than age does. As associate professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of the Duke Center for Neuroeconomic Studies Dr. Scott Huettel wrote, “It’s not age, it’s cognition that makes the difference in [...]
Tags: Duke, finance, independence, Scott Huettel, Warren Buffett
Posted June 3, 2010 by Ted Baxa under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Neuroscience, Processing speed, Research studies