The Neurobiology of Stress: the Human Brain and How It Responds to Stress
(Editor’s note: We are pleased to bring to SharpBrains readers a new 6-part series on the Neurobiology of Stress, excerpted from the recent book Nowhere to Hide: Why Kids with ADHD and LD Hate School...
View ArticleThe Neurobiology of Stress: Gray Matters
(Editor’s note: below you have part 2 of the 6-part The Neurobiology of Stress series. If you are joining the series now, you can read the previous part Here.) Stayin’ Alive Understanding the Human...
View ArticleThe Neurobiology of Stress: The Little Brain Down Under
(Editor’s note: below you have part 3 of the 6-part The Neurobiology of Stress series. If you are joining the series now, you can read the previous part Here.) Stayin’ Alive Understanding the Human...
View ArticleThe Neurobiology of Stress: The Stress Response Explained
(Editor’s note: below you have part 4 of the 6-part The Neurobiology of Stress series. If you are joining the series now, you can read the previous part Here.) Stayin’ Alive Understanding the Human...
View ArticleThe Neurobiology of Stress: The Human Brain Likes to Be in Balance
(Editor’s note: below you have part 5 of the 6-part The Neurobiology of Stress series. If you are joining the series now, you can read the previous part Here.) Stayin’ Alive Understanding the Human...
View ArticleStress and the Brain: To Fight, Flee or Freeze –That is the Question
(Editor’s note: below you have the final part of the 6-part Stress and the Brain series. If you are joining the series now, you can read the previous parts via the links below.) Stayin’ Alive...
View ArticleReminder: Brain Health Q&A Today
Reminder: Join Live Q&A with Dr. Paul Nussbaum by clicking HERE, today November 22nd at 11am Pacific Time/ 2pm Eastern Time. Chat about about a holistic approach to brain health with clinical...
View ArticleTranscript: Paul Nussbaum on Meditation, Neuropsychology and Thanksgiving
Below you can find the full transcript of our engaging Q&A session yesterday on holistic brain health with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Paul Nussbaum, author of Save Your Brain. You can learn...
View ArticleWhy I Wrote The Woman Who Changed Her Brain
We have always thought that “our brain shapes us.” I wrote my new book, The Woman Who Changed Her Brain (May 2012; Free Press, Foreword by Norman Doidge), to prove that the reverse is equally true. I...
View ArticleBrain fitness class’ monthly Q&A: Memory, stress, emotions, and more
Registered participants in the new e-course How to Be Your Own Brain Fitness Coach can take part in a monthly online Q&A session to discuss progress and open questions with the course faculty and...
View ArticleWhy, to improve memory, we need to think of the brain as a system
(Editor’s Note: every month we host an online Q&A with participants in the e-course How To Be Your Own Brain Fitness Coach. This is the lightly edited and anonymized transcript from the January...
View ArticleBrain training going mainstream: new center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...
Creating a gym for the mind (The Boston Globe): “Although scoffed at for years, such “training” — which traditionally has meant specialized computer games but now includes a more comprehensive,...
View ArticleWhat Summit Speakers and Participants Say About Brain Check-ups, Cognitive...
On September 19-20th, 2013, over 30+ speakers at the frontier of Brain, Health and Innovation will engage with over 200 professionals in North America and abroad. You can check out the quite amazing...
View ArticleAddressing cognitive deficits due to ADHD or leukemia/ brain tumor treatments
The Science Behind ‘Brain Training’ (The Atlantic): “Julie Schweitzer, director of the ADHD Program at the University of California in Davis’s MIND Institute, conducted a randomized study of children...
View ArticleWho will be the personal brain trainers of the future?
Brain-fitness industry caters to worried boomers (Crain’s): “Mr. Fernandez…compares the brain-fitness industry of today with the physical-fitness industry of half a century or more ago. Whereas once...
View ArticleHarnessing brain training games to better research, prevent and treat...
— Brain Training Database: Treasure Trove for Preclinical Alzheimer’s Research? (Alzforum): “Some researchers think brain games in general—which adapt to each user’s cognitive ability—may one day...
View ArticleBrain training going mainstream: new center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...
Creating a gym for the mind (The Boston Globe): “Although scoffed at for years, such “training” — which traditionally has meant specialized computer games but now includes a more comprehensive,...
View ArticleWhat Summit Speakers and Participants Say About Brain Check-ups, Cognitive...
On September 19-20th, 2013, over 30+ speakers at the frontier of Brain, Health and Innovation will engage with over 200 professionals in North America and abroad. You can check out the quite amazing...
View ArticleAddressing cognitive deficits due to ADHD or leukemia/ brain tumor treatments
The Science Behind ‘Brain Training’ (The Atlantic): “Julie Schweitzer, director of the ADHD Program at the University of California in Davis’s MIND Institute, conducted a randomized study of children...
View ArticleWho will be the personal brain trainers of the future?
Brain-fitness industry caters to worried boomers (Crain’s): “Mr. Fernandez…compares the brain-fitness industry of today with the physical-fitness industry of half a century or more ago. Whereas once...
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