“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 [...]

1. After Chemotherapy, Brain Can Be Impaired For 5+ Years
2. Chemobrain and cognitive training
3. HIV-Related Cognitive Decline – Webinar with Dr. Sean Rourke

I recently read an article in the New York Times that made me think about some issues around how medical testing works. The article talked about a randomized, controlled study that aimed to prevent strokes by implanting a stent into the brain. One group received the stent surgery, while the control group received no surgical [...]

1. New Study Shows: Posit Science Brain Training Reduces Crash Risk in Older Adults by 50%
2. Early Results: European Study Combines Exercise and Brain Training for Memory
3. Evidence Matters

Ed. Note: To coincide with Independence Day celebrations, we’re offering an educational 4-part series “Saluting our Soldiers.” We’re taking a closer look at the mental health issues facing today’s soldiers and veterans—and sharing the latest research news affecting military personnel. Overview: Official military figures report that about 115,000 troops have experienced a traumatic brain injury [...]

1. Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 4 – Cognition and Combat
2. Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 1 – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
3. Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 3 – Mental Health & Older Veterans

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 [...]

1. Evaluating Brain Fitness Programs – Which Should I Choose?
2. Our Brain Awareness Session on Brain Foods with Karen Merzenich
3. Our Brain Awareness Q&A Session on Movement, Exercise, and the Brain with Dr. G

Ed. Note: this article is cross-posted on Dr. Merzenich’s blog On The Brain. I had the great pleasure of visiting a wonderful research team studying the neurological origins and treatment of tinnitus at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis last week.  About 30 million U.S. citizens have tinnitus (chronic, persistent ringing in the ears).  For [...]

1. Tinnitus, Music, and Brain Plasticity
2. Tinnitus: A Special Example of a Failure Mode for your Plastic Brain
3. Chemobrain and cognitive training

Insurance companies have the capability to offer brain performance improvement software, DriveSharp, that increases safety and reduces costs. What’s in the way of offering it to everyone?

1. Auto Insurance Companies, Brain Performance, and Driving Safely
2. Safer driving by improving visual processing
3. Four Steps to Enhance Your Driving Wellness

I returned from the first of two holiday trips to see relatives last week after Southwest Airlines made a heroic effort to get my family home.  Because of the multiple stops to get from Chicago to San Jose, I had time to think about the year we’ve had and offer a small thank you gift to you for your interest in [...]

1. Brain Odyssey Is LIVE!
2. Brain Healthy Holiday Gift Guide!
3. Auto Insurance Companies, Brain Performance, and Driving Safely

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%.

1. More Good News: Brain Training Cuts Crash Risk in Half
2. Posit Science training programs provide many real-world benefits
3. UFOV Training Reduces Medical Expenditures

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 [...]

1. Our Brain Awareness Session on Brain Plasticity & Brain Fitness with Dr. Michael Merzenich
2. Posit Science training programs provide many real-world benefits
3. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 1

Last week, yet nother study showing the beneficial impact of playing video games appeared in the news.  Traci Sitzmann, as assistant professor of management at the University of Colorado, Denver, did a meta-analysis of a number of different studies to find out if training workers would improve performance on the job.  Her conclusion: … [she [...]

1. Posit Science training programs provide many real-world benefits
2. UCSF Researchers Show InSight Program Improves Working Memory
3. Cancelled Stent Study for Strokes Reveals Implications for Evidence-Based Medicine and Surgical Interventions