Brain Health

Preparing Society for the Cognitive Age

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 09.08.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

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

Five Ways to Increase Your Brain Power

Sondra Kornblatt | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


Sondra Kornblatt

Create new connections--big or small--and your brain becomes more active and stays flexible. Even the brains of older people can grow new neurons.

Debunking 10 Brain Health Myths

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


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?

Ask for A Brain Health Checkup

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 04.06.2009 | Living


Dr. Eric Braverman

Most doctors seem to forget about your head, or the brain that it houses, when you seek treatment for any type of medical condition, complaint, or symptom. I strongly believe that they are wrong.

Technology For Brain Health: an Upcoming Revolution

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

We talk to the CEO of Baycrest, a brain fitness institute, about why Ontario and Baycrest chose to become pioneers in this area, and discuss some of the main opportunities, and challenges.

The Brain Benefits Of A Mediterranean Diet

nytimes.com | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living


Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to lower risk for mental decline, and may help prevent Alzheimer's in people with existing memory problems, new re...

Top 15 Brain Fitness Articles of 2008

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

Thinking about best ways to maintain your brain in top shape in 2009? Let me share a quick definition of "brain fitness", and a ranking of the most popular articles of 2008 on the topic.

Scientists Back Brain Drugs For Healthy People

AP | MALCOLM RITTER | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living


NEW YORK — Healthy people should have the right to boost their brains with pills, like those prescribed for hyperactive kids or memory-impaired ...

ABC Reporter Bob Woodruff's Incredible Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

Sometimes Bob tells me he is not the person I married. And then, as I mention in the book, I laugh and reply "I am not either. I'm older, wiser and more wrinkled."

Products To Keep Brain Sharp Now A Mini-Industry

New York Times | KATIE HAFNER | Posted 05.11.2008 | Living


At the same time, boomers are seizing on a mounting body of evidence that suggests that brains contain more plasticity than previously thought, and ma...