The Posit Science Blog http://www.positscience.com/blog The brain, brain fitness, and Posit Science Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:52:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I Train To… Depending on where you live, you may have seen our new commercial on TV. We are really proud of it- because it reminds people that among other benefits, Posit Science programs are clinically proven to help people improve their memory and auditory processing, cut crash risk in half, and protect health-related quality of life for [...]

by Karen
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/03/16/i-train-to/ Making a More Memorable Vacation I’ve never really been a “beach person” when it comes to vacations.  For me, a great vacation is about going to new places and immersing myself in different cultures.   Experiencing a new language, finding new ways of seeing, and pushing culinary boundaries are my idea of good fun.  Yes, I’ve gotten lost, had to rely [...]

by Sharon
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/03/15/making-a-more-memorable-vacation/ Optimizing Brain Function It has become clear over the last few years that one of the many benefits of regular physical exercise is a better functioning brain. In a recent review paper Erickson and Kramer (2009) noted the following:

People who exercise regularly have larger volumes of grey matter in important regions of the [...]

by Peter
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/03/10/optimizing-brain-function/ The Second Language Brain Debate Of all the issues around brain development, the most interesting to me has always been that of language learning- especially relating to second language learning. It probably has to with my background: my Dad is from Iran, and in my early childhood I spoke Farsi with him and English with my Mom. Eventually, though, my [...]

by Cyrus
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/03/09/the-second-language-brain-debategu/ Convergence = Computer Science + Entertainment + Brain Science There are three trends driving convergence of entertainment of computer science and entertainment. The first is the customers’ expectation is that content will follow the customer across multiple devices. The second is creators, the people and companies who produce the content, are becoming a much broader group. And the third is the canvas, as the underlying technology being used for the creation of the entertainment experience, is broadening the interactions consumers can have with content.

by Steven
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/03/08/convergence-computer-science-entertainment-brain-science/ Does Thinking Burn Calories? Does thinking burn calories? I’ve often wondered about that, and today I came across a Q&A article in New Scientist on that very topic. According to behavorial neuroscientist Ewan McNay, who has conducted research in this area,
“A rough calculation suggests that thinking hard about a task for 30 minutes might burn about 1/30th of a [...]

by Karen
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/03/03/does-thinking-burn-calories/ New Web Resource: “About the Brain” About the Brain is a new section on the Posit Science website that’s chock-full of great information about the brain and brain fitness.
You can choose from these areas of interest:

Brain Facts helps you understand how your brain and brain plasticity work. It answers all kinds of questions, like “Are crosswords really good for your [...]

by Marghi
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/03/02/new-web-resource-about-the-brain/ Your Brain On Jazz As someone with a deep interest in music, I’ve often wondered about that age-old question: where does music come from? It’s become a cliché for musicians to wax philosophical about how their creative impulses come from “deep within” or that improvisation is a way of expressing their “true self”, but good luck getting anything more [...]

by Cyrus
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/03/01/your-brain-on-jazz/ Collaboration: Lifeblood of Success Posit Science is dependent upon many, many relationships inside and outside of the company.

by Steven
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]]> http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/02/26/collaboration-lifeblood-of-success/ Personal Hero: Temple Grandin People have been talking about Temple Grandin quite a bit lately, partly because HBO recently released an original movie about her life and achievements starring Claire Danes. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I highly recommend it. (If you don’t have HBO, you can make a note to check it out when it’s released [...]

by Karen
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