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 [...]

1. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 1
2. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 2
3. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Past, Present, and Future of Applied Neuroplasticity”

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, 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

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 [...]

1. Giving Health Advice for Older People? Don’t Forget the Brain!
2. Multiple Sclerosis and Memory
3. Chemobrain and cognitive training

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 [...]

1. Study: Most MS Patients Don’t Stick with Drug Treatment
2. UCSF Researchers Show InSight Program Improves Working Memory
3. Superior Autobiographical Memory and Memory Bumps

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

1. Brain Plasticity Cuts Both Ways: How Does Technology Affect The Brains of Children?
2. Brain Plasticity Inc. to Receive $3.65 Million Funding for Schizophrenia & Stroke Research
3. 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.

1. Early Results: European Study Combines Exercise and Brain Training for Memory
2. New Study Shows: Posit Science Brain Training Reduces Crash Risk in Older Adults by 50%
3. UCSF Researchers Show InSight Program Improves Working Memory

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 [...]

1. Brain Scan Study Provides Further Evidence of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Decline
2. After Chemotherapy, Brain Can Be Impaired For 5+ Years
3. Liveblogging “HIV-Related Cognitive Decline: Can Brain Training Help?” – Webinar with Dr. Sean Rourke

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 [...]

1. UFOV Training Reduces Medical Expenditures
2. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 1
3. Giving Health Advice for Older People? Don’t Forget 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 [...]

1. The Tipping Point?
2. Gentlemen: Start Your Engines! It’s Men’s Health Week
3. UFOV Training Reduces Medical Expenditures