
(Editor’s Note: as part of our Author Speaks Series, you can enjoy below a stimulating excerpt from the new book The Brain Advantage: Become a More Effective Business Leader Using the Latest Brain Research). ...

Heading to Dubai today (a 15-hour direct flight!), coming back to San Francisco next Monday. Last year I wrote about this remarkable new initiative by the World Economic Forum here (proposal) and here (reflections, emerging discussion)...

Welcome to the 16th edition of Scientia Pro Publica, the blog carnival that celebrates the best science, nature and medical writing published in the blogosphere within the past 60 days. What are some of the fascinating topics you can explore and discuss with this group of bloggers...

Bryan Patterson I plan to keep an eye on SharpBrains.com. Looks interesting.

We are excited to invite you to the first virtual, global SharpBrains Summit (January 18-20th, 2010)...

Mary Beth Harrell this is fun and a great way to keep the mind sharp as a tack, and that would interest some of u out there and especially those who r thinking mary beth does not have a brain she needs this website more that anyone else does hahahahaha u check it out u never know

(Editor’s Note: we are pleased to bring you this article thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Magazine). 100 is the New 65 - Why do some people live to 100? ...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) just announced more than $1.85 million in grants for research teams to study how digital games can improve players’ health behaviors and outcomes (both brain-based and behavioral). The press release:

Very interesting announcement yesterday, by Lumos Labs and researchers Susanne Jaeggi and Martin Buschkuehl: “The Lumosity.com version of Dual N-Back replicates the training previously used in the lab while making it available online. ...

Next Tuesday, November 3rd: I’ll be presenting the SharpBrains Guide to a business/ entrepreneurial audience at the San Francisco Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (you can register online). ...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation just announced a new initiative of their Pioneer portfolio: “On November 11-12, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), working with the Monitor Institute, will welcome a small group of researchers, academics, physicians and industry leaders in the fields of n...

SharpBrains.com When was the last time you thought about neuroplasticity:-) See latest article in HuffPo
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
I have selected the 7 most common questions on brain fitness and neuroplasticity, and answered them here. I hope you enjoy the FAQ session.

A few eternal questions: - Is caffeine good for the brain? - Does it boost cognitive functions? - Does it protect against dementia? There is little doubt that drinking that cup of morning coffee will likely increase alertness, but the main questions that research is trying to answer go beyond that...

Encephalon (brain & mind blog carnival, edition ) finally meets Grand Rounds (health & medicine blog carnival). What a nice surprise. Hello. Nice to meet you! — Note: Chronic Babe wins a complimentary copy of The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness for basically inventing cognitive sleep therapy. ...

We are very excited to announce the first SharpBrains Summit, a virtual conference to take place January 18-20th, 2010. Over 25 leading speakers (see confirmed speakers below) and a professional audience will discuss emerging innovation and technology for lifelong cognitive health and performance...










