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 [...]
Tags: ACTIVE study, Adam Gazzaley, attention, brain training, daphne bavelier, driving training, IMPACT study, jerri edwards, sharpbrains, sharpbrains summit, sophia vinogradov, video games
Posted March 31, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience
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%.
Tags: ACTIVE study, brain training, crash risk, DriveSharp, elderly drivers, motor vehicle collision, MVC, speed of processing, UFOV, useful field of view
Posted November 5, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under DriveSharp, Driving, Driving safety, Neuroscience, Processing speed
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 [...]
Tags: brain exercise, brain training, employee training, scientific evidence
Posted October 25, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Posit Science software, Research studies
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 [...]
Tags: brain bank, brain injury, Brain plasticity, brain stiumlation, brain training, harvard health, neuroplasticity, neuroprotection, protect memory
Posted October 11, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain plasticity
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
Ben Gordon lost his eyes at age 2. Thanks to a dedicated mother and a good attitude, he learned to “see” using echolocation.
Tags: Ben Underwood, blindness, brain training, echolocation, neurology
Posted May 20, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Brain plasticity
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.
Tags: alvaro fernandez, BBC, brain training, clinical results, data, mayo clinic, nature, nih, scientifically proven, sharpbrains, usc
Posted April 19, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Memory, Processing speed, Research studies
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 [...]
Tags: brain function, Brain plasticity, brain training, cancer, chemobrain, chemotherapy
Posted March 24, 2010 by Peter Delahunt under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Research studies
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 [...]
Tags: brain fitness, brain training, commercial, contest, giveaway
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
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 [...]
Tags: brain fitness, brain function, Brain plasticity, brain training, lifestyle
Posted March 2, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Exercise, Memory, Neuroscience