Cognitive

Why Education?

Sean Slade | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Music Standardized Testing, Mental Health, Social Emotional Learning, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, John Dewey, School, School Improvement, Cognitive, Education, Art, Physical Health, Math, Common Core, Health, Whole Child, Education Reform, Pe, Education News
Sean Slade

Why do we have education? What is the rationale behind schooling? Is it just to transfer content knowledge or is that just a part of a larger picture?

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We Need to Reinvent Brain Care

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Working-Memory, Chief Medical Officer, Sharpbrains, Comprehensive NeuroScience, Merit Behavioral Care, Cornell University, Cognitive-Enhancement, Neurocognitive, Mental-Health, Medicaid, Cognitive-Reserve, Nimh, Mental-Wellness, Cognitive, Neuroscience, Digital Technology, Neuropsychologist, Brain-Resource, Digital, John Docherty, Self-Regulation, Cognition, Webneuro, Meditation, Health, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

An assessment of basic neurocognitive function should be an essential part of any psychiatric evaluation. The mental health field should adopt a brain-based model for diagnosis and treatment.

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Will The Apple Tablet Enhance Or Hinder Your Cognitive Fitness?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Content, Graphic Organizer, Integrated Learning Environment, Annotation System, Tablet, Personal Task Manager, Outliner, Cognitive, Apple, E-Reader, Cognitive-Software, Apple Tablet, Cognitive Services, Apple Itablet, Itablet, Apple News, Technology News
Alvaro Fernandez

Unless you live in a cave (and without wireless connection), you know Apple is about to announce its new Tablet. Is that a good thing? A bad thing?

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Preparing Society for the Cognitive Age

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dementia, Brain Health, Tbi, Cognitive Assessments, Bill Reichman, Cognitive Bias, Neuroscience, Schizophrenia, Cognitive Training, Treatment, Dana Foundation, Stanford University, Augmented Cognition, Alzheimer?S Foundation of America, World Economic Forum, Brain Fitness Software, Frontiers, Workplaces, Augmenting Cognition, Aging, Brain Awareness Week, Lifestyle, MATRICS Cognitive Battery, Libraries, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurocognitive, Pharmacological, Society for Neuroscience, Brain Age, Torkel Klingberg, Cognitive, Cognitive Age, Baycrest, Schools, Cognition, Healthcare, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Groundbreaking cognitive neuroscience research has occurred over the last 20 years -- without parallel growth of consumer awareness and appropriate professional dissemination.

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Public Libraries: Community-Based Health Clubs for the Brain

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Brain Books, Murali Doraiswamy, Neuropsychological, Mind Games, Aging, David DiSalvo, Willpower, Libraries, Brain Teaser, Cognitive Abilities, Cognitive, Health Clubs, Daniel Goleman, Intelligence, Genes, Mini Mental State Exam, Brain, Public Libraries, Games for Health, Memory Tests, Richard Nisbett, Books, Serious Games, American Society on Aging, Cognitive Health, Mmse, Alzheimer´S, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Libraries are taking on a new mission to help promote cognitive health in their communities and using the concept of brain fitness.

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Debunking 10 Brain Health Myths

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Improve Memory, Games for Health Conference, Fast ForWord, Brain Supplements, Mindfit, Cognitive Therapy, Brain Health, Use It or Lose It, Learning Enhancement Corporation, emWave PC, Scientific Brain Training, Physical Exercise, lumosity.com, Heartmath, Brain, Lumos Labs, Working Memory Training, Intelligym, Cognitive Training, FitBrains.Com, Posit Science Insight, Brain Functions, Applied Cognitive Engineering, Cogmed, Cognifit, Aging, emWave Personal Stress Reliever, Elkhonon Goldberg, Wild Divine, Vivity Labs, Brain Training, Drivefit, Brain Age, Dakim, Neuroplasticity, Cognitive, Happy Neuron.com, BrainWare Safari, Houghton Mifflin, Mental Exercise, Journey to the Wild Divine, Vision Restpration Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Games for Health, Meditation, Posit Science, Scientific Learning, Brain Book, Posit Science Classic, Book, Nintendo, Cognitive Health, Emotional Self Regulation, Intercure, Earobics, Stresseraser, Helicor, Novavision, Resperate, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Think about this: How can anyone take care of his or her brain when every week brings a new barrage of articles and studies which seem to contradict each other?

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Top 11 Books for Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Brain Trust Program, Norman Doidge, Judith Beck, Thanks, Executive Brain, Brain Science, Perception, Brain 101, User Guide to the Brain, Train Your Brain, Brain Fitness, The Executive Brain, Brain, Frontal Lobes, John Medina, Learning, Teaching, Gratitude, Spark, Brain Rules, Elkhonon Goldberg, Robert Emmons, Positive Psychology, Beck Diet Solution, Larry MccCleary, Cognitive, Brain Fitness Books, Attention, Sharon Begley, Health, Exercise, Beck Diet, James Zull, Books, John Ratey, Cognitive Health, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

We've compiled the 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books, based on book purchases by SharpBrains' readers during 2008.

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