A few days ago, we hosted a Q&A session on Facebook about brain plasticity and brain fitness with Posit Science founder Dr. Michael Merzenich. For those who missed the discussion and prefer to read it in transcript form, I’ve re-posted it here. Question: I would love to know what Dr. Merzenich thinks about brain plasticity [...]
Tags: brain fitness, depression, Dr. Merzenich, fast forword, michael merzenich, MS, norman doidge, q&a
Posted April 21, 2011 by Marghi Merzenich under Autism, Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, Exercise, InSight, Memory, Neuroscience, Physical exercise, Posit Science software, Processing speed, Research studies
Ed. Note: we are live blogging selected sessions of this year’s SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century. 8:33 AM: The session has ended. Alvaro Fernandez says there are more questions that Dr. Merzenich agrees to answer via email at a future date. We’ll be back to blog a couple more sessions [...]
Tags: future of plasticity, history of plasticity, michael merzenich, plasticity, sharpbrains, sharpbrains summit
Posted March 31, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience
The brain fitness market has expanded rapidly in recent years, and there is now a large selection of computer and on-line brain training exercises to choose from. At one end of the spectrum are games that are purely for entertainment purposes. At the other end are exercises that have been scientifically validated in clinical trials. [...]
Tags: brain fitness, Evaluating brain fitness products, michael merzenich, science claims, sharpbrains
Posted May 4, 2010 by Peter Delahunt under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Marketing, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, DriveSharp, Driving, InSight, Neuroscience, Research studies
This week something really neat is happening in Long Beach, California. It’s the annual TED Conference- a meeting of some of the world’s great minds of science, technology, design, and entertainment. While not all of us are able to attend the very exclusive TED Conference, we can all benefit from the wonderful videos they post [...]
Tags: michael merzenich, TED
Posted February 9, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, Neuroscience, Odds and Ends, Research studies
Recently Alvaro Fernandez of SharpBrains interviewed Dr. Michael Merzenich about his thoughts on a variety of topics, from safe driving to personal brain trainers to lifelong cognitive vitality. They also discussed Dr. Merzenich’s vision of a future filled with personal brain trainers and and improved cognitive assessments. You can read the full article (and a [...]
Tags: alvaro fernandez, brain fitness, brain trainer, liveblog, michael merzenich, sharpbrains
Posted January 14, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain Fitness Marketing, Odds and Ends
The holidays are rapidly approaching, and if you’re like me, you may still be struggling with deciding what ‘perfect gift’ you should give your mate or aunt or sister that could really mean something for them. In the Land of Plenty, it is sometimes hard to determine what those individuals that we love can really [...]
Tags: Brain plasticity, christmas, future, gift, hanukkah, michael merzenich, new year, resolution, science
Posted December 11, 2009 by Michael Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness Program, Brain plasticity, DriveSharp, Exercise, InSight, Memory, Posit Science software, Processing speed
Chances are, you have the day off from work today… maybe you’re wondering what to do with out-of-town relatives, visitors, friends, family, or on your own. Here’s a roundup of some fun things you can do that will keep you entertained and workout your brain! Play one (or all!) of our free brain games Enjoy [...]
Tags: blog, brain game, Exercise, fun, michael merzenich, norman doidge, origami, podcast, puzzle
Posted November 27, 2009 by Marghi Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Exercise, Odds and Ends, Physical exercise
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