Barbara Strauch, author of The Secret Life of the Grown Up Brain, spoke this week at Stanford. Strauch is the health/medical science editor for The New York Times and when she writes on brain topics, the articles consistently skyrocket to the top of the “Most E-mailed List.” I attended her lecture at the Center for [...]
Tags: barbara strauch, cognitive performance, diabetes, diet, grown up brain, improve memory, middle age, nutrition, obesity, old age
Posted October 1, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, Exercise, Neuroscience, Physical exercise
Back in June, we launched our Thinkfood Recipe of the Week program, to bring a brain healthy recipe to your inbox each week. Today we are pleased to announce that the physical cookbook is here and available for purchase on our website and on Amazon.com! ThinkFood is a cookbook that features brain-healthy recipes. We know [...]
Tags: book, brain health, brain healthy eating, diet, food, gifts, nutrition, recipe, ThinkFood
Posted August 31, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends
You probably know by now that here at Posit Science we build clinically proven brain fitness programs so people can give their brains the best, most effective workouts possible. But we also know that brain training is just one piece of the puzzle. Diet, physical exercise, social activities, and other things all play a role [...]
Tags: brain healthy lifestyle, cookbook, cooking, eating, nutrition, recipes, ThinkFood, whole brain
Posted June 16, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Odds and Ends
Recently, scientists at MIT tested a specially-designed nutritional drink to see whether it could improve cognitive function in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease. (Here’s an article in CNN on the subject.) The drink includes three key nutrients: uridine, choline (part of the vitamin B family) and DHA (an omega-3 fatty acid). These are nutrients that [...]
Tags: aging, Alzheimer's, brain fitness, brain function, cognitive dysfunction, Exercise, lifestyle, neurology, nutrition, scientific studies
Posted January 26, 2010 by Sharon Delman under Exercise, Neuroscience, Research studies
Posit Science's corporate blog is the place where our employees share their thoughts about Posit Science and its products, brain fitness, breakthroughs in neuroscience, and any other topic they find interesting and relevant. 
