Time for the September edition of the monthly SharpBrains eNewsletter, starting with a good brief New Scientist article, Maker of cognitive training game seeks FDA approval: Imagine walking away from a doctor’s office with a prescription to play a video game. Brain Plasticity, the developer of a cognitive training game, has begun talks with the Food and [...]Training the brain is possible because of neuroplasticity. Our daily experiences can trigger neuroplastic changes in the brain, such as the growth of new brain cells (neurons) and new connections (synapses) between neurons. Plasticity is observed at all ages but is at its peak during brain development, as a baby and then a child learns [...]Good brief article at New Scientist, Maker of cognitive training game seeks FDA approval: - “Imagine walking away from a doctor’s office with a prescription to play a video game. Brain Plasticity, the developer of a cognitive training game, has begun talks with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the game as a therapeutic [...]
In the physician’s office, the communication between doctor and patient can be just as important as any medical exam or test. To set a patient on a healthy path, a doctor must explain diseases and treatments in a manner that is accessible and relevant to each individual. The conversation must also be a two-way street, [...]We are honored to announce that AARP has included our very own book The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness (182 pages; $14.95) in its new List of Best Books on Brain Fitness, which will be unveiled during AARP’s upcoming Life@50 National Event. We hope this list will help many more individuals and institutions learn about [...]How To Help Your Child’s Brain Grow Up Strong (NPR): - “Kids who learn two languages young are better able to learn abstract rules and to reverse rules that they’ve already learned,” says Aamodt. “They’re less likely to have difficulty choosing between conflicting possibilities when there are two possible responses that both present themselves. They’re [...]Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease More Accurate Through Cognitive Changes Than Biomarkers (Medical News): “Measuring people’s changes in cognitive abilities is a better predictor of Alzheimer’s disease than changes in biomarkers, researchers from the Benito Menni Complex Assistencial en Salut Mental, Barcelona, Spain, reported in Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA journal.” “The investigators used a range [...]A quick FYI — I will be speaking at the following events. Please do come and say Hello if you get the chance! > September 19-20th, San Francisco, CA: Translating Neuroscience Into Marketable Therapeutic Interventions, at the Entertainment Software and Cognitive Neurotherapeutics Society (ESCoNS). Details Here. > September 23rd, Los Gatos, CA: The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness, at [...]The New York Times has recently published several very good and seemingly unrelated articles…let’s try and connect some dots. What if we questioned the very premise behind naming some classrooms the “classrooms of the future” simply because they have been adding technology in literally mindless ways? What if the Education of the Future (sometimes also [...]