Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Beyond the Con­tro­versy: Defin­ing ‘Brain Train­ing’ and Its Appli­ca­tions”

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 [...]

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Posted March 31, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience

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

More Evidence: Playing the Right Type of Video Game Improves Real-world Brain Performance

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 [...]

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Posted October 25, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Posit Science software, Research studies

Simple, Clear Advice from Harvard Health on Protecting Memory

I ran across a very clear explanation from Harvard Health about how to protect the brain’s abilities. (Note: that link is a summary press release; to get the full report, you can purchase it here.) They talk about building your “brain bank” by challenging your mind and staying physically active.  It’s great to see a simple [...]

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Posted October 11, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain plasticity

Multiple Sclerosis and Memory

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 [...]

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Posted July 6, 2010 by Amy Abramowitz under Alzheimer's disease, Benefits of Brain Fitness, Memory, Neuroscience, Posit Science software

Plasticity at Work: How a Blind Boy Learned to “See”

Ben Gordon lost his eyes at age 2. Thanks to a dedicated mother and a good attitude, he learned to “see” using echolocation.

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Posted May 20, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Brain plasticity

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

Chemobrain and cognitive training

Multiple studies have shown that Posit Science training programs produce many benefits for healthy adults by improving cognitive performance. There is also great interest in the science community for using our products to address cognitive decline in clinical populations. The goal of brain plasticity based training programs is to re-normalizing brain function through rigorous and [...]

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Posted March 24, 2010 by Peter Delahunt under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies

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 [...]

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Posted March 16, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Marketing, Brain Fitness Program, DriveSharp, InSight, Memory, Posit Science software, Processing speed, Research studies

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 [...]

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Posted March 2, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Exercise, Memory, Neuroscience