The Brain and Emotional Control
You can decide how to react to situations … the brain is much more connected to your emotional responses than you realize.
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Evidence Matters
I had two recent experiences that had me wondering about the importance of evidence in marketing of products. The first experience was in the checkout line at the local grocery store. There was a display of “Neuro” branded products, e.g., Neuro Gasm, Neuro Bliss, Neuro Sleep. These products are bit of a mixture of science,…
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Tinnitus: A Special Example of a Failure Mode for your Plastic Brain
Ed. Note: this article originally appeared on Dr. Merzenich’s blog On The Brain on June 13, 2009. Millions of individuals (2% of humankind) are plagued by continuous sounds generated in their skulls, not coming from the real world. Because these ringing or roaring sounds are inescapable and because they strongly influence emotional-control processes in the brain, they…
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Technology – Brain’s Friend or Foe?
Technology has been called out on the carpet in recent articles about contributing to the decline of our a number of brain functions. We need not be so fast to judge … we have many examples of technology’s value, too.
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HIV-Related Cognitive Decline – Webinar with Dr. Sean Rourke
We are so excited to be sponsoring a webinar entitled HIV-Related Cognitive Decline: Can Brain Training Help? The webinar will be held this Thursday, June 10, from 1-2 PM Pacific time. Our esteemed host will be Sean Rourke, PhD, a professor in the department of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Toronto. He specializes…
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Explaining Brain Plasticity One City At A Time
On the road in Tampa to explain brain fitness.
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Video: Dan Buettner on How to Live to Be 100+
Researcher Dan Buettner talks about some of the world’s identified “blue zones”–areas of the world in which people live to be over 100 and remain mentally and physically healthier than the rest of us even into very old age.
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Evaluating Brain Fitness Programs – Which Should I Choose?
The brain fitness market has expanded rapidly in recent years, and there is now a large selection of computer and on-line brain training exercises to choose from. At one end of the spectrum are games that are purely for entertainment purposes. At the other end are exercises that have been scientifically validated in clinical trials.…
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Bobby McFerrin’s Amazing Musical Brain Trick
Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale in this video clip. But how does it work?
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Top 12 Brain-Based Reasons Why Music as Therapy Works
When used properly, music can be an incredibly powerful treatment tool. Music therapist Kimberly Sena Moore shares the top 12 brain-based reasons why music works in therapy.
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