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  • Brain Age Mythology Compared to What Really Improves Cognitive Health - Many people have been asking us recently about whether we all have a "Brain Age" and how we can reduce our "brain ages".
  • 10-Question Checklist to Select the Right Brain Fitness Program for You - Unless you have been living in a cave, you have read by now multiple articles about the brain training and brain exercise craze: sudoku, Nintendo BrainAge, multiple online games, software like MindFit and Posit Science... How do you know which of them can help you more, or whether you need any of them? Well, that's why we are publishing the SharpBrains Checklist below, to help you navigate through the overwhelming and conflicting media reports and company announcements. We have spent over 18 months interviewing scientists and reviewing available Brain Fitness and Exercise Programs worldwide, and we are going to share with you, right now, the research-based criteria we use to evaluate them. ***** 10 Questions to Choose the Right Brain Fitness Program for You (and a brief explanation of why each question is important)***** * 1.
  • Can Brain Training Games Make You a Better Driver? Allstate Insurance To Test Them - Insurance company Allstate just announced a very intelligent initiative. According to the Chicago Tribune: -"Allstate, which called the Posit program (brain training games) "potentially the next big breakthrough in automobile safety," said it expects its software exercises to reduce risky driving maneuvers by up to 40 percent and improve stopping distance by an average of 22 feet when traveling at 55 miles per hour.
  • New Guidelines for Alzheimer's Prevention - We all know how prevalent Alzheimer's Disease is becoming among older adults. Fortunately, researchers are paying growing attention to this area. Neuropsychologist Robert S. Wilson, at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, recently published a promising study titled "Frequent Brain Stimulation In Old Age Reduces Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease": - "The study found a cognitively active person in old age was 2.6 times less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease than a cognitively inactive person in old age. - "Wilson says the study also found frequent cognitive activity during old age, such as visiting a library or attending a play, was associated with reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment, a transitional stage between normal aging and dementia, and less rapid decline in cognitive function.
  • Stay Sharp for Life: Debunk Ten Brain Myths - Have you noticed that every week some article seems to say exactly the opposite to what another article said the week before? Do supplements improve memory? Are physical and brain activity important and complementary or is either enough?
  • Top Ten Cognitive Health Events in 2007: Brain Fitness Program Explained, and More. - By now, you surely are aware that our brains retain the ability to generate neurons and change over our lifetimes, breaking the scientific paradigm prevalent during the 20th century. And you have read about the growing number of brain games and brain fitness programs offered. Now, you may wonder, why is all this happenning now? To understand that, let's review 10 important events that took place in 2007, a seminal year for the field. 1.In January, many mainstream media publications, such as Time Magazine and CBS News, started to publish major stories on neuroplasticity and "brain exercise", following the publication of the ACTIVE study, in the Journal of the American Medical Association in December 2006, where significant percentages of the participants age 65 and older who trained for five weeks improved their memory, reasoning and information-processing speed.
  • Top 21 Books on Brain Health, Fitness and Training, Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis - Given the growing media coverage of brain fitness and brain training, we have produced this compilation of the Top 21 Books that help understand these trends, the research behind them, and the implications for all of us. For your easy browsing, we have categorized them into seven groups: 1) Fascinating books on neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain to rewire itself through experience): - Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves - by Sharon Begley. - The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science - by Norman Doidge.
  • Why Do You Turn Down the Radio When You're Lost?: Multi-Tasking and the Brain 101 - You're driving through suburbia one evening looking for the street where you're supposed to have dinner at a friend's new house. You slow down to a crawl, turn down the radio, stop talking, and stare at every sign. Why is that? Neither the radio nor talking affects your vision. Or do they? In a recent study about using a cell phone while driving, Steven Yantis, a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, had this to say: - "Directing attention to listening effectively 'turns down the volume' on input to the visual parts of the brain. The evidence we have right now strongly suggests that attention is strictly limited -- a zero-sum game.
  • Brain Training to Improve Driving Skills Using Video Games, For Teenagers and Older Adults - Last month, at an MIT Northern California event, we discussed what specific applications might take computer-based brain training to a new level, and highlighted the potential to test and improve Driving Skills. Assessing and improving driving skills would be a top candidate, given both the well-defined nature of the need and the appearance of programs with growing evidence (both scientific and real-world) behind. Along these lines, the New York Times just published an article, titled "Are You a Good Driver? Here's How to Find Out". A few quotes: - "COULD a video game make you a better driver?

  • Brain Training: It Works (to Improve Mental Skills) and It Doesn't (to reduce Brain Age) - Researchers from the Mayo Clinic and USC Davis have just announced publication of their IMPACT study at the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The press release announces: - "Of the 487 healthy adults over the age of 65 who participated in a randomized controlled trial, half used the Brain Fitness Program for 40 hours over the course of eight weeks. The Brain Fitness Program consists of six audio exercises done on a computer, and is intended to "retrain the brain to discriminate fine distinctions in sound, and do it in a way that keeps the user engaged," Zelinski explained.
  • 7 Crucial Tips on How To Exercise Your Brain - We appreciate very much the role the media (Time Magazine, CBS, USA Today...) is starting to play in explaining the research behind brain exercise to improve memory and attention and help delay potential problems such as Alzheimer's Disease. Given the confusion we still see out there, we have consulted our neuroscience and health experts to prepare answers to these 7 Frequently Asked Questions: 1. Why is it so important to exercise our brains? Answer: Our brains are composed of different areas or "mental muscles", and we can strengthen them through mental exercise- or they get atrophied for lack of practice.
  • How does Bill Gates Brain Work? - Bill Gates delivered a very inspiring commencement speech in Harvard on June 7th.
  • Can Meditation Help to Read Hidden Emotional Messages in other People's Faces? - I recently attended a great workshop at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. The class was called "Reading Emotional Messages" and taught by Paul Ekman, Ph.D, a well-know scientist who regularly trains lawyers and police officials in his techniques. Concealed emotions, microexpressions, are the fleeting expressions that people make when they are consciously or unconsciously trying to hide their true emotional response.
  • Easy Science Projects For Kids - It's important for kids to get involved in science from an early age, as exposure to scientific ideas and the world of exploration as soon as possible is the best way to foster a love for learning in your children that will last a lifetime.
  • Top 10 Actions in Brain Health Roadmap - On June 10th something wonderful happened, and the media hasn't paid much attention yet. On that day, the National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health was released by the CDC and the Alzheimer's Association.
  • Ten Highlights from the Aspen Institute Forum on Health, Wellness and Medical Science - The Aspen Health Forum just gathered an impressive group of around 250 people to discuss the most pressing issues in Health and Medical Science. 1- Global health problems require the attention of the scientific community. Richard Klausner encouraged the scientific community to focus on Global Problems: maternal mortality rates, HIV/ AIDS, clean water, cancer... 2- "Let's get real...Ideology kills".
  • Career Advice - Career Advice The fast changing and demanding professional world have forced everybody to be serious about their career.
  • What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Know About Learning and the Teenager Brain - Dr. Robert Sylwester is an educator of educators, having received multiple awards during his long career as a master communicator of the implications of brain science research for education and learning. His most recent book is The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy (Corwin Press, 2007). He is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon. I am honored to interview him today.
  • Science Fiction: A Genre with No Limits - Science fiction, on the whole, has captivated movie-goers, novel readers, and television enthusiasts equally for generations. While many people would classify science fiction itself as a genre, there is much more to it than that. It is a very broad genre that truly is made up of a large variety of smaller sub genres.
  • Brain Aerobics Software - Brain aerobics software? Do you remember where you were the first time you heard the word 'aerobic'? I was probably in a saloon, exercising a Saturday afternoon away on the long board, and the bowling machine, while sipping a few too many tall cool ones. At any rate, as a youth, I probably scoffed at the idea of aerobics, but I do not scoff anymore, and I am of the age where I take my brain exercise very seriously. Saturday afternoons at the Pub have been replaced by leading workshops and going to Little League games, and I do not want to miss a moment of it. So I exercise daily now, at the YMCA, or doing the lawnmowing, to get the heart rate up, and defend against all that nasty alzheimers plaque in my brain.
  • What it means to give them a good educational science foundation for life? - Every child should have a solid science education regardless of whether they want to be the next Albert Einstein or Michael Jordan. Science is all around us, it is everywhere, effecting everything that we do. The “we” in that last statement includes children. Children that understand how science plays a role in our everyday lives have a wonderful foundation for success in life. This is what it means to give them a good educational science foundation for life.
  • To Increase Brain Power - Strategies to increase brain power are the strategies that make it possible for the brain to do more of what it already does. Whether we want a higher IQ, some kind of acclaim in our career, fame and fortune, better investment insights, we need to make it possible for the neurons in our brain to connect more frequently and effectively with neighboring neurons, and for signals or communications between neurons to be passed and read clearly. That is all neurons do folks, is connect and communicate. Everything that happens in our lives, each thought, movement, emotion is the result of neurons connecting and talking. So strategies to increase brain power are going to be the same strategies I use to take care of my brain's fitness, that connecting and communicating power.
  • Science Fair Projects Kids Will Think is Fun – Does Air Take Up Space - Do you want your kids to love science? If so, make sure they do science fair projects kids will find fun. Kids will not be interested in projects that are not very visual and that are not very easy to do. They want to see the results in a very short time; I've seen that over and over again with my little granddaughter Anabel.
  • Ready to Measure Your Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health? - You know your weight. And your physical fitness. And a variety of health-related metrics. What about your brain fitness? In years to come, we can expect a growing number of assessments to help each of us address that precise question, using tools that today are only available to researchers and clinicians, raising both opportunities and concerns. Two recent announcements bring out important events in that direction: 1) Last week, OptumHealth announced an exclusive 3-year agreement (estimated at $18m) with the Australian company Brain Resource. Quote: "OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions will work with Brain Resource to provide clinicians with a Web-based assessment that measures general cognition (how people process information) and social cognition (how people manage their emotions).
  • Online Computer Science Degrees - Do you love computers? Would you like to know how computers tick, how they work? If you had a computer science degree, you would know all about computers and more. But how can you get a computer science degree when you’re barely hanging on with your current job and financial obligations? The answer is easy. You can get an online computer science degree by studying and working in your spare time. In no time at all, you’ll be able to quit your dead end job and you’ll be able to get your dream job working with computers.
  • Buying Science Fiction Collectibles - Would you characterize yourself as a science fiction junkie? Would you do anything to get a life-size cutout of one of the characters in the Star Wars movies? How about locating a rare costume from the movie Invasion of the Body Snatcher?
  • Study: Meditation Can Help Adults and Children with ADHD - Travel back, in your mind's eye, to a time when you felt a healthy exhaustion after hiking, biking, playing sports.., and let you re-live that moment as vividly as you can. Then, remember, re-experience, a loving exchange that really touched you. Pause. See your partner. See the moment. Smell it. Hear what happened around you. Next, visualize the most caring gesture you have ever received, as full of details as possible. Who gave you that gift of caring. How you felt. Now, travel to the most magnificent place you have seen. Enjoy the views. Pause. Listen. Smile. Appreciate. Congratulations. You have trained your brain. As Newsweek's Sharon Begley explained recently: "But now neuroscientists have documented how "mere" thoughts can also sculpt the brain.
  • Easy Science Fair Projects to Do on Short Notice - Maybe you have left it too late and now you need science Fair Projects you can do quickly. Well, you're in luck, here is a fun and easy one you can do in less than 24 hours! This is one of our many easy science fair projects to do on short notice This experiment is about heat absorption. You are going to try and find out which colors absorb more heat than other. Here are the questions you should be able to answer after you have completed this science fair project: 1. Which ice cube melted the most? 2. How did the colors effect the melting of the ice cubes? 3. What does this fact tell you about the heat absorption of colors? 4. Do dark colors absorb more heat than light colors?
  • 3 Big Mistakes Readers of The Science of Getting Rich Make - Recently resurrected from its relative obscurity, Wallace D. Wattles' nearly one hundred year old classic masterpiece, "The Science of Getting Rich", has quickly become *THE* book to read on the subject of getting rich. However... Most of those who read this powerful book won't get rich. Sad... But absolutely true!
  • Jobs in The Science Industry - Jobs in the science industry are becoming the fastest growing in our lifetime. Technological advances in many fields are leading to new types of science and therefore new fields of study. A career in the field of science does require an education, most often a four year degree but two year degrees can begin your career and let you advance in your studies as you go along in your career.
  • Brain Fitness for Seniors - Brain Fitness for Seniors? Not sure where you are in the Senior Continuum, but I am 61, which I believe qualifies me, and I want to nurture my neurons.
  • Exercise Your Brain in the Cognitive Age: Reflections on the Brain Games Market - In the past few days, The New York Times has published two excellent articles on brain and cognitive fitness. Despite appearing in separate sections (technology and editorial), the two have more in common than immediately meets the eye.
  • Forensics, The Basics Of An Evolving Discipline - Forensic science is all around us. More than likely you know someone who might have broken a law and ended up in jail. Every single person that goes into a jail is finger printed, and has their fingerprints stored in a database for future reference. Finger printing was one of the first forensic tools to be used. The first account of finger printing dates back to 17th century when a debtor's fingerprint was affixed to a bill to verify the debt was genuine.
  • The Art And Science Of Photography - Many professions today combine art and science to produce an effect, but none is more exciting and unique than photography. Amateurs love taking pictures and creating and sharing albums. Capturing and preserving special times in individual and family life is a special joy for many owners of small digital cameras today.
  • Neuroplasticity Exercises - What are neuroplasticity exercises? Perhaps it would be helpful to know what neuroplasticity is. Neuroscientific dogma up until about ten years ago was that past a certain point in our lives, our brain did not change, we had what we had, and that was it. In fact, any change would be that it shrank, actually, as neurons died. But that dogma has been overturned. Our brains are constantly trying out new connections. Each neuron has branches which are connecting with other neurons based on what we are learning in the moment.
  • The Top Science Sites For Kids - So you are a parent and would like your kids to get better at science. What do you do? Buy them more and more books on science. Get them science kits, chemistry sets, do it yourself experiments, models that they can build? The answers are tough to find. But since we are in the age of the Internet, there are sites that offer solutions for exactly this need of parents.
  • Basic Concepts About Forensic Science - Forensic science is not just what you see on television shows like CSI but rather the use of actual science to help determine the answer to varied legal questions. There are many different types of forensic disciplines that are used to help police and other officials answer these questions.
  • Brain Improvement and Cognitive Fitness: Fact or Fiction? - You may already have a Nintendo Brain Age game, or at least have heard of it. You may also have read recently that start-up Lumos Labs raised $3m to develop "brain training games".
  • Incorporating Science Into Your Next Backyard Adventure - Your backyard is a great place for your child to get outside in play. In addition to swimming and playing outdoor sports, your child can also use your backyard as a science experiment. If you are interested in helping them achieve this, you may want to familiarize yourself with some popular backyard activities, especially those that have a focus on nature and science http://www.angeleslosplasticsurgery.org Exploring your backyard is not only a fun activity, but it is also educational. There are a large number of living, breathing creatures that can be found outdoors. All children love exploring nature, but there are some who may enjoy this exploration more than others. Those children are likely to be toddlers or elementary school aged children.
  • The Science Of Natural Fertilizer - After 75 time in the agricultural commerce with proven victory, Natural Science has lastly come up with the wholly relaxed organic fertilizer for all you patch-makers and organic farmers. Natural Science organic fertilizer actually comes from recycled leather full from animal hides. These "ingredients" of the Natural Science organic fertilizer then undergo a route of sterilization and transformed into a palletized form for tranquil application. In this way, the Natural Science organic fertilizer residue the haughty option in slow-releasing, non-wounding, water insoluble inherent fertilizer. Chemically bent nitrogen in sham fertilizers may basis over application hence chief to harmful nitrate deposits in drinking water.
  • Water, Water, Everywhere: Plumbing Science Explained - Water always attempts to reach an optimal level determined by pressure and gravity. This represents a physical law in which plumbing is based. If you remember nothing else about the plumbing of science, this is one truth of which you should be aware. This principle, combined with understanding the specific effects of gravity and pressure on water, make up a large part of the science of plumbing. Knowing these facts can help you understand your home and may even help in a time of plumbing crisis, saving your home, bank account, and peace of mind. Plumbing systems work in two ways;
  • Information on Science Sales Jobs - Everyone knows we are currently in a recession and jobs are hard to come by. Even people who have jobs are feeling this -- working longer hours for less work.
  • Increase Mind Power - To increase mind power, that is the question, to paraphrase the bard, and that phrase can mean so many different things to so many different people.
  • 3 Tips for Getting More from The Science of Getting Rich - Wallace D. Wattles' nearly one hundred year old classic masterpiece, "The Science of Getting Rich", has recently become *THE* book to read on the subject of getting rich.
  • At Last a Science that explains the Bible. - Announcing a radical New interpretation of the Bible that not only proves the existence of God but also reveals the Simplicity of the Gospel with Technical brilliance.
  • Science of Astronomy - Information about astronomy for kids on the Internet! - The science of Astronomy is interesting and varied.
  • Gearing Up With Modern Science - The Magic of Modern Science Scientists Like Magicians Anyone who has been lucky enough to work in a scientific environment knows that scientists are often like magicians. Pouring over their scientific projects with intensity, the end result is to create or change that which has been a mystery.
  • Working in the Nuclear Industry - The science and nuclear industry offers many interesting and rewarding opportunities to not only better your life situation but the lives of others.
  • Science- a lot to astronomy today - When we think of astronomy, we may be inclined to think that it only deals with scientists and astronomers looking up at objects in space with a telescope.
  • University of Cincinnati - Laboratory technician Program - Among the many career choices that one may like to take up, laboratory technician may not be on the high priority list of many. However, the job of a laboratory technician is always in demand. Laboratory research is required in different fields such as pharmaceutical companies, chemical industries, hospitals and biotechnology firms. A BS degree in clinical laboratory science would open a world of opportunities for professionals.

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