Brain Fitness

A Multi-Pronged Approach to Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Baby Boomers, Cognitive Science, Alzheimers, Mental Health, Brain, Exercise, Nutrition, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Brain Fitness, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

I interviewed Dr. Larry McCleary, the former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital about how to nourish our brains.

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Brain Training: Fact or Fiction?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Brain Games, Fast ForWord, Nintendo Brain Age, Lumos Labs. Lumosity, Start-Up, Neuroplasticity, Brain, Alzheimer's Disease, Techcrunch, Aging, Brain Training, Posit Science, Alzheimer's, Brain Fitness, Happy Neuron, Mindfit, Lumosity, Dakim, Mybraintrainer, Fitbrains, Cogmed, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

The success of Nintendo Brain Age and the PBS special devoted to brain plasticity are signs of growing interest in Brain Training.

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A Growing Brain Fitness Market for the Cognitive Age

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 05.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Exercise Your Brain, Neurosoftware, Cognitive Training, Baby Boomers, Sharpbrains, Cognitive Age, Brain Health, David Brooks, New York Times, Globalization, Healthy Aging, Brain Fitness, Brain Exercise, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Huge medical advances over the last 100 years have enabled longevity, improved quality of life overall. But, they have focused more on how to maintain "healthy bodies" than on "healthy brains."

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Can Videogames Make You a Better Driver?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 04.04.2008 | Living

Read More: CogniFit, Driving Skills, Test Mental Agility, AAA Roadwise Review, DriveFit, Jerri Edwards, Speed-of-Processing, Older Drivers, Cognitive Training, Multitasking, Videogames, Insurance Teenagers, Sharpbrains Report, Brain Training, Posit Science, Allstate, Brain Fitness, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

A few weeks ago, in my post on Why Do You Turn Down the Radio When You're Lost, we discussed some of the mental skills required for driving-and why mu...

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10 Habits of Highly Effective Brains

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 12.18.2007 | Living

Read More: Sharpbrains, Sharon Begley, Brain Fitness, Careerbuilder, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

If you are reading this, the good news is that you have a brain inside your head. And you have probably read about the emerging brain fitness movement: frequent articles in the media, an ongoing PBS special, more and more products and games. Based on dozens of interviews with scientists and recent research findings, let's take a look at some of the habits of Highly Effective Brains.

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