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10 Brain Health and Fitness New Year's Resolutions: Train Your Brain Let me suggest 10 New Year's Resolutions that will help you make 2008 a year of Brain Health and Fitness, based on three key guidelines for brain health: the need for novelty, variety and challenge. ABC Reporter Bob Woodruff's Incredible Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury A few weeks ago John Edwards was interviewed by reporter Bob Woodruff. All the resulting media coverage centered on Edwards' declarations. However, there is something much more remarkable that surfaced at that interview: Bob Woodruff's spectacular recovery from his severe traumatic brain injury, suffered when a roadside bomb detonated next to his vehicle in Iraq. Today I am fortunate to interview Bob's wife, Lee Woodruff. Are Videogames Good or Bad for Your Brain? It depends who YOU are You may be thinking about innovative ways to maintain your brain in top shape in 2009. Two recent scientific studies published by Dr. Arthur Kramer and colleagues suggest an intriguing possibility: playing strategy videogames. Especially if you are 60-years-old or over. Brain Improvement and Cognitive Fitness: Fact or Fiction? You may already have a Nintendo Brain Age game, or at least have heard of it. You may also have read recently that start-up Lumos Labs raised $3m to develop "brain training games". In this article I address a few typical questions such as: - Do these programs cure Alzheimer's? - How do I evaluate whether any program is good for me or my clients, patients or residents? Brain Training and Mind Games: Interview with Japanese Expert Go Hirano Unless you are hiding in a cave, you will have heard about the latest Brain Training gaming trend that has taken over the USA, Europe and Japan. Today we are traveling to Japan, where the movement originated, to interview Go Hirano, a Japanese executive with experience in neuroscience and gaming. Brain Training for Stress Management: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs Stanford University's Robert Sapolsky and others have shown how chronic stress may contribute to the death of neurons in our brains. The question is how can one evaluate the many stress management programs out there? which ones are science-based? Probably the most promising area of scientific inquiry for stress management is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and in this article we summarize what MBSR is and where it comes from. Can Games, Meditation and Parenting Help Improve Attention? I am honored to interview today Michael I. Posner, a prominent scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience, to discuss the key findings of his research on attention training and emotional self-regulation. As he says, "Parents can see the remarkable transformation as their children develop the ability to regulate emotions and to persist with goals in the face of distractions. That ability is usually labeled "self-regulation." Can Meditation Help to Read Hidden Emotional Messages in other People's Faces? I recently attended a great workshop at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. The class was called "Reading Emotional Messages" and taught by Paul Ekman, Ph.D, a well-know scientist who regularly trains lawyers and police officials in his techniques. This article summarized Dr. Ekman's research and suggestions. Combine Physical and Mental Exercise for Brain Health: Interview with Dr. Kramer Interested in maintaining a healthy, strong brain? Dr. Arthur Kramer, Director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at the University of Illinois, based on recent brain research findings, suggests we should all find ways to combine physical and mental exercise. For example, have you ever considered joining a Walking Book Club? Do Crossword Puzzles and Bridge Provide all the Brain Exercise You Need? This is a question we often get asked in our classes and lectures. The quick answer is No. They are both very good activities, but we need more if we want to work on our memory and brain health. Read this article to learn why. Earth 2.0: Yes We Can Launch a New And Improved Global Agenda Imagine seeing a top sheik from Dubai exclaim "Yes We Can" in front of the 800 experts gathered during the Summit of the Global Agenda that just took place in Dubai, co-organized by the World Economic Forum and the Government of Dubai. Let me propose some of the architectural principles that should underlie new efforts to deal with the current global crisis and prepare for a better future, based on a Yes We Can value-rich approach. Enhance Happiness and Health by Cultivating Gratitude: Interview with Robert Emmons Today we interview Prof. Robert Emmons, Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Positive Psychology and author of Thanks: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier. Some of his key messages: the practice of gratitude can increase happiness levels by around 25%, this is not hard to achieve, and brings other health effects, such as longer and better quality sleep time. Exercise Body and Brain to Maintain Lifelong Cognitive Health The American Medical News, a weekly newspaper for physicians published by the American Medical Association, just published an excellent article on the importance of Exercise - Physical and Mental. One of the physicians quoted in the article is Gary J. Kennedy, MD, Director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center in NYC. We asked Dr. Kennedy a few follow-up questions. Enjoy! Exercise Your Brain in the Cognitive Age: Reflections on the Brain Games Market In the past few days, The New York Times has published two thought-provoking articles on the growing brain and cognitive fitness market. Both raise key questions that politicians, health policy makers, business leaders, educators and consumers should pay attention to. Are our brains ready to compete in the global economy? how can we improve our brain health and mental abilities? can this also helo delay Alzheimer's and other diseases? Exercise Your Brain: Quick Brain Teasers to Test Your Memory and Thinking Skills Here's a quick quiz to test your memory and thinking skills, which should work out important parts of your brain. See how you do! (Answers are below). Healthy Aging for Brain and Body: Answers to your Main Questions Given the growing and often contradictory media coverage regarding aging and Alzheimer's Disease topics, you probably have a good number of questions you would like to see answered. The main recommendations today: ensure good nutrition, and follow a regime of frequent physical and mental exercise. Improving Brain Functioning For Healthy Aging: Interview with scientist Jerri Edwards Have you been reading all about Brain Training? Today we are fortunate to interview Dr. Jerri Edwards, an Associate Professor at University of South Florida's School of Aging Studies and Co-Investigator of the influencial ACTIVE study. Dr. Edwards' research is aimed toward discovering how cognitive abilities can be maintained and even enhanced with advancing age. Is the Future of Cognitive Therapy Similar to Training One's Abdominal Muscles? In short, here we have a number of major societal problems (anxiety, depression...) that affect people of all ages, and an intervention (cognitive therapy) that teaches people cognitive skills to be able to manage those related challenges better. Talk about "teaching how to fish" vs. simply handing out fish (which we could argue is what antidepressant medications do). Why don't more people benefit today from this approach? Obesity Crisis or Cognitive Crisis? How to Get Weight Under Control In early August, a scientific study published in the British Medical Journal added a novel perspective on how to think of, and consequently address, the so-called obesity epidemic that many developed countries, including the US, are experiencing. The ability to self-regulate behaviors is not a genetic given, but learnable and trainable. If adults cannot regulate their own eating and exercise habits, half the battle is lost. Ready to Measure Your Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health? You know your weight. And your physical fitness. And a variety of health-related metrics. What about your brain fitness? In years to come, we can expect a growing number of assessments to help each of us address that precise question, using tools that today are only available to researchers and clinicians, raising both opportunities and concerns. This article explains the importance of this emerging trend. Study: Meditation Can Help Adults and Children with ADHD Travel back, in your mind's eye, to a time when you felt a healthy exhaustion after hiking, biking, playing sports.., and let you re-live that moment as vividly as you can. Congratulations. You have trained your brain. And a recent study shows how techniques like this can help children and adults with attention deficits. Ten Findings on the State of the Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health Software Market You probably have been reading much about "brain training" and "brain fitness" and wondered, "What is all the Fuss About?" After many months of work, we have just released our inaugural report on the emerging Brain Fitness Software Market, and we want to share Ten of the Key Findings with you. The Dana Guide to Brain Health: A Practical Family Reference From Medical Experts. Book Review. Book Review of The Dana Guide to Brain Health: A Practical Family Reference From Medical Experts, published by Dana Press. In short, this is a great reference book for health professionals and for people interested in learning more about the brain and how to maintain a healthy brain. The Power of Meditation for Brain Health: Interview with Dr. Andrew Newberg I recently had the fortune to interview Dr. Andrew Newberg, one of the leading researchers focused on meditation and the brain. Dr. Newberg has researched the brain impact of meditation, prayer, and how brain function is associated with mystical and religious experiences. In this exclusive interview we explore how meditation can help manage stress, improve attention, and contribute to overall brain health. Top 10 Brain Training Future Trends: New Mind/Body Focus, Brain Trainers, and More In an emerging, dynamic, high growth market, like brain training, it is difficult to make precise projections. But, we can observe a number of trends that executives, consumers, public policy makers, and the media should watch closely in the coming years, as brain fitness and training becomes mainstream, new brain trainers appear, and an ecosystem grows around it. Here you have the Top Ten trends I predict. Top 25 Brain and Mind Haikus. Can you Write Yours? The results of a recent "Brainy Haikus" contest are in. Below you have my Favorite 10 Haikus on brain-related topics, plus many other fun ones for a total of 25... Can you write a haiku describing anything crossing your mind now? Remember the simple rules: write 3 lines, which don't need to rhyme, containing 5,7, and 5 syllables. Top 7 Brainteasers and Puzzles for Job Interviews and Brain Challenge A recent CNN article highlights how a growing number of companies use brainteasers and logic puzzles during job interviews. Want to train and try a few? Here you have our selected Top 7 Brainteasers/ Logic Puzzles for Job Interviews and Brain Challenge. Please try to GUESS the answers to the questions below based on your own logical approach. The goal is not to find out the right answer, but to provide an appropriate range. Top Ten Cognitive Health Events in 2007: Brain Fitness Program Explained, and More. By now, you surely are aware that our brains retain the ability to generate neurons and change over our lifetimes, breaking the scientific paradigm prevalent during the 20th century. And you have read about the growing number of brain games and brain fitness programs offered. Now, you may wonder, why is all this happenning now? To understand that, let's review 10 important events that took place in 2007, a seminal year for the field. Train Your Brain With a New $225m Gaming Market Based on Latest Research on Brain Health and Fitness This past Tuesday, the MIT Club of Northern California and SmartSilvers sponsored an event on The Emerging Brain Fitness Software Market: Building Better Brains to explore the realities and myths of this growing field. An example is the line of Nintendo games, such as Brain Age and Brain Training, that have shipped over 15 million units worldwide despite limited scientific support, since 2005. Use It or Lose It: The Theory and Practice of Brain Exercise and Fitness for Cognitive Health Who has not heard "Use It or Lose It". Now, what is "It"? How do we best exercise it and help maintain it sharp? In this article we will give you a fun overview of how the brain works and 5 Tips to Exercise Your Brain. We Need a Global Consortium for Brain Fitness and Training Innovation The World Economic Forum asked me to write "an 800 words summary of your most compelling actionable idea on the challenges of aging and gerontology", in preparation for the Inaugural Summit of the Global Agenda taking place November 7 to 9th in Dubai. Here you have my proposal to create a Global Consortium for Brain Fitness and Training Innovation, and help ensure that "No Brain is Left Behind". Why Do You Turn Down the Radio When You're Lost?: Multi-Tasking and the Brain 101 You're driving through suburbia one evening looking for the street where you're supposed to have dinner at a friend's new house. You slow down to a crawl, turn down the radio, stop talking, and stare at every sign. Why is that? Neither the radio nor talking affects your vision. turn down the radio, stop talking, and stare at every sign. Why is that? Neither the radio nor talking affects your vision. Or do they?

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