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 [...]

1. Evaluating Brain Fitness Programs – Which Should I Choose?
2. Our Brain Awareness Session on Brain Foods with Karen Merzenich
3. Our Brain Awareness Q&A Session on Movement, Exercise, and the Brain with Dr. G

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 [...]

1. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Anticipating Future Demands of Savvy Consumers”
2. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 1
3. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 2

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. [...]

1. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 1
2. Our Brain Awareness Session on Brain Plasticity & Brain Fitness with Dr. Michael Merzenich
3. Posit Science training programs provide many real-world benefits

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 [...]

1. Daily TED Talk – Helen Fisher on the Brain and Love
2. Daily TED Talk – Christopher DeCharms Looks Inside the Brain
3. Daily TED Talk – Vilayanur Ramachandran on Your Mind

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 [...]

1. Posit Science Participating in the SharpBrains Summit in January
2. BBC Study on Brain Training in Nature Magazine: BBC Brain Training Program Does Not Work
3. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 1

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 [...]

1. Brain Healthy Holiday Gift Guide!
2. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 1
3. Chemobrain and cognitive training

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 [...]

1. Gentlemen: Start Your Engines! It’s Men’s Health Week
2. A Posit-Powered Skiing Champion
3. Thinkfood+Fitness: Curry Grilled Corn Soup & Cardio Boost