“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 [...]
Tags: brain studies, cancer, cancer and brain, chemo brain, chemo fog, chemobrain, chemofog, chemotherapy
Posted November 15, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Memory, Memory, Neuroscience, Posit Science software, Processing speed, Research studies
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle just released results of a recent study. The researchers were looking at “chemobrain,” a type of cognitive impairment that occurs following chemotherapy treatment. The study showed that tpost-chemo cognitive impairment may be longer lasting and more severe than generally believed. This finding is important because even today, some doctors [...]
Tags: cancer, chemo, chemo brain, chemo fog, chemobrain, chemofog, chemotherapy
Posted May 5, 2011 by Marghi Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Neuroscience
Every year, the week leading up to Father’s Day is designated as Men’s Health Week. According to their official website, the purpose of Men’s Health Week is “to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.” So… what can YOU do? Here are some [...]
Tags: brain health, cancer, Exercise, fitness, healthy aging, men's health week
Posted June 14, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Exercise, Neuroscience, Physical exercise, 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
A few months ago, my 6-year-old daughter was in the hospital. Her hospital roommate was a two-year-old girl with brain cancer. I talked to this girl’s mother, and as it turned out, she had done everything she knew how to do to raise her daughter in an especially healthy environment. She and her husband had [...]
Tags: cancer, health, lifestyle
Posted January 20, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Odds and Ends
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