The 2011 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (March 30th — April 1st) gathered more than 260 research and industry leaders from 16 countries for 3 days to discuss the changing landscape of Brain Health and Cognitive Fitness. It was a great success! Find the key lessons and take-home points from the Summit in these 2 articles by [...]Ready to see how well you can remember random words or, more difficult, names? Click here to test your brain. You will also be able to check your mental speed with a reaction time test. All 3 exercises will give you an idea of where you are at compared to other people of the same [...]A new study suggests that virtual reality and other video games involving motion can enhance motor improvement after a stroke. The improvement seems to be greater than the one observed with traditional therapy. This result is quite promising since 55 to 75% of stroke survivors experience motor problem in their arms. The study was a [...]Newsletter Book Market Report Summit Council Home Home Page Book : Guide to Brain Fitness March 14th , 2011 : Virtual Book Club Book Description Praise for the Book For Libraries and bookstores 2010 Report Market Intelligence Executive Summary Table of Contents List of Figures In-Depth Vendor Profiles List of Clients Resources research and more Glossary : Brain Cognitive Terms Program Evaluation Checklist Neuroscience Interview Series Debunking 10 Brain Myths 1. Brain Fitness Fundamentals 2. The 4 Pillars of Brain Maintenance 3. Brain Training vs . Mental Activity 4. Making Informed Decisions 5. Brain Fitness Through Life 6. Ready for the Future 7. Opening the Debate Top 10 Brain Health Books Directory : Web Sites and Articles Teasers Brain Games , Teasers Top 50 Brain Teasers Top 15SharpBrains served a highly thought-provoking and informative 2011 Virtual Summit on Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century over 3 days, March 30th — April 1st. Here is a brief distillation of the large number (40+) of presentations. 1.The range and variety of presentations left no room for doubt that the digital brain health market [...]: Newsletter Book Market Report Summit Council Home Home Page Book : Guide to Brain Fitness March 14th , 2011 : Virtual Book Club Book Description Praise for the Book For Libraries and bookstores 2010 Report Market Intelligence Executive Summary Table of Contents List of Figures In-Depth Vendor Profiles List of Clients Resources research and more Glossary : Brain Cognitive Terms Program Evaluation Checklist Neuroscience Interview Series Debunking 10 Brain Myths 1. Brain Fitness Fundamentals 2. The 4 Pillars of Brain Maintenance 3. Brain Training vs . Mental Activity 4. Making Informed Decisions 5. Brain Fitness Through Life 6. Ready for the Future 7. Opening the Debate Top 10 Brain Health Books Directory : Web Sites and Articles Teasers Brain Games , Teasers Top 50 Brain Teasers Top 15There’s an excellent article in the New York Times (Eighty Years Along, a Longevity Study Still Has Ground to Cover) about a very worthy new book based on a fascinating series of research studies: The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study is the book where UC-Riverside researchers Howard Friedman [...]In the past few days you may have come across headlines claiming that weight loss can improve memory. If so, you may be wondering what to make of this. Let’s take a brief look at the study at the origin of these articles. Participants were 109 bariatric surgery patients and 41 obese people (controls) who [...]Newsletter Book Market Report Summit Council Home Home Page Book : Guide to Brain Fitness March 14th , 2011 : Virtual Book Club Book Description Praise for the Book For Libraries and bookstores 2010 Report Market Intelligence Executive Summary Table of Contents List of Figures In-Depth Vendor Profiles List of Clients Resources research and more Glossary : Brain Cognitive Terms Program Evaluation Checklist Neuroscience Interview Series Debunking 10 Brain Myths 1. Brain Fitness Fundamentals 2. The 4 Pillars of Brain Maintenance 3. Brain Training vs . Mental Activity 4. Making Informed Decisions 5. Brain Fitness Through Life 6. Ready for the Future 7. Opening the Debate Top 10 Brain Health Books Directory : Web Sites and Articles Teasers Brain Games , Teasers Top 50 Brain Teasers Top 15Beverly Sanborn, Vice President of Program Development at Belmont Senior Living and scheduled 2011 SharpBrains Summit Speaker, could not finally speak at the Summit (she was very well replaced by colleague Jeff DeBevec), but fortunately we can share her thoughtful answers to the following four critical questions. 1. How would you define “brain fitness” vs. “physical fitness”? [...]