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Given cognitive strengths and needs are diverse, what brain training may work...

Does ‘Brain Training’ Actually Work? (Scientific American): If there were an app on your phone that could improve your memory, would you try it? Who wouldn’t want a better memory? After all, our...

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On neurons, lifelong learning, meditation, humility, “empty brain calories”...

Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring 12 fascinating neuroscience findings and open questions–and the beautiful image above. #1. “With this image I want to illustrate the...

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Helping young brains fight off anxiety by training and raising cognitive control

Anxiety is one of the most common childhood mental disorders. About 7% of children suffer from it at any given time, with nearly 1 in 3 adolescents experiencing it sometime during their teen years. For...

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Study finds that playing videogames may be more cognitively beneficial for...

Many parents feel guilty when their children play video games for hours on end. Some even worry it could make their children less clever. And, indeed, that’s a topic scientists have clashed over for...

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Combined tDCS neurostimulation and cognitive training found to improve...

Giving memory a lift: Can games and brain stimulation do it? (MedicalNewsToday): A person’s working memory may decline with age or if they have dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or have had a stroke. When...

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On cognitive training, muscle mass, neurostimulation, brain teasers, apps,...

Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring timely brain & innovation news and a few fun teasers to test your working memory. #1. Study: Building muscle mass helps delay...

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Ten resources, brain teasers and illusions to celebrate Brain Awareness Week...

We invite you to celebrate Brain Awareness Week (March 13–19th, 2023) by learning more about that key yet often-overlooked organ and by putting it to good use via some fun brain teasers and illusions 🙂...

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Reading for pleasure during childhood may lead to higher brain/ cognitive...

Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental wellbeing. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath,...

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Time for a universal “exercise prescription” for kids and adults to boost...

Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains e‑newsletter, featuring this time a range of brain research findings, tools and controversies plus some brain teasers to challenge your (and our) working memory....

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Study: Playing board games like Chess, Mahjong, Go, helps slow cognitive...

Playing Board Games May Slow Cognitive Decline, Improve QoL (Medscape): Playing chess or other board games slows cognitive decline and improves quality of life in older patients, results of a new...

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