Brain Scan Study Provides Further Evidence of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Decline

“Chemobrain” or “chemofog” is a condition that affects cancer survivors who have undergone chemotherapy. Dozens of studies have shown that post-chemotherapy, patients may experience a decline in cognitive performance and memory, and many doctors have long believed chemobrain to be a significant problem for cancer patients. (To learn more about chemobrain, I recommend this in-depth article.) Despite this [...]

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Posted November 15, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Memory, Memory, Neuroscience, Posit Science software, Processing speed, Research studies

Early Results: European Study Combines Exercise and Brain Training for Memory

I’ve just gotten back from a very exciting scientific meeting in Greece (yes, the life of a brain scientist occasionally has its perks!) I had the opportunity to visit our collaborators in the Long-Lasting Memories consortium. This research group, with members in Greece, Spain, Austria, France, and Cyprus, is working to develop a combined brain [...]

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Posted May 13, 2011 by Henry Mahncke under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Exercise, Memory, Memory, Neuroscience, Physical exercise, Processing speed, Research studies

Our Brain Awareness Session on Brain Plasticity & Brain Fitness with Dr. Michael Merzenich

A few days ago, we hosted a Q&A session on Facebook about brain plasticity and brain fitness with Posit Science founder Dr. Michael Merzenich. For those who missed the discussion and prefer to read it in transcript form, I’ve re-posted it here. Question: I would love to know what Dr. Merzenich thinks about brain plasticity [...]

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Posted April 21, 2011 by Marghi Merzenich under Autism, Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Exercise, InSight, Memory, Neuroscience, Physical exercise, Posit Science software, Processing speed, Research studies

New Study Shows: Posit Science Brain Training Reduces Crash Risk in Older Adults by 50%

A long-term research study followed over 900 older adults for five years and saw those who trained with Posit Science’s speed-of-processing technology reduced at-fault crash by 50%.

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Posted November 5, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under DriveSharp, Driving, Driving safety, Neuroscience, Processing speed

Giving Health Advice for Older People? Don’t Forget the Brain!

Last week I wrote about some very healthy, happy centenarians and talked about a recent study on people aged 100+ that found some commonalities across those living long and well. Today I saw that Dr. Mark Lachs has just come out with a new book called Treat Me, Not My Age which purports to give [...]

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Posted October 27, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Program, DriveSharp, InSight, Memory, Neuroscience, Physical exercise, Processing speed, Research studies

DriveSharp: Proven To Help Keep You Safe On The Road

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 [...]

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Posted August 30, 2010 by Peter Delahunt under Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, DriveSharp, Driving, Driving safety, Neuroscience, Processing speed, Research studies

Auto Insurance Companies, Brain Performance, and Driving Safely

Improving the speed and accuracy of processing what you see is gaining traction thanks to insurance carriers and increasing public awareness.

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Posted August 12, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under DriveSharp, Driving, Driving safety, Neuroscience, Processing speed, Research studies

Four Steps to Enhance Your Driving Wellness

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 [...]

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Posted July 22, 2010 by Beth Tracton-Bishop under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, DriveSharp, Driving, Driving safety, Posit Science software, Processing speed

Investing in your Future

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 [...]

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Posted June 3, 2010 by Ted Baxa under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Neuroscience, Processing speed, Research studies

BBC Study on Brain Training in Nature Magazine: BBC Brain Training Program Does Not Work

The BBC did a study that showed that their attempt to create cognitive improvement was unsuccessful … but failed to mention that Posit Science products work.

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Posted April 19, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Memory, Processing speed, Research studies