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Time for a new edition of SharpBrains’ e-newsletter. Happy reading!
New thinking:
- To boost productivity and cognition in the Knowledge Age, prioritize Deep work, avoid the Shallows, and Self-Quantify
- Reports highlight need for cognitive health innovation given aging global population
- Increased access to cognitive screenings in primary care settings serving older adults
- Understand your connectome, understand yourself
New research:
- The National Institute of Mental Health gives $2M grant to identify factors that make working memory training work (or not)
- Concussion diagnoses among children and teenagers increased by 71% from 2010 through 2015
- Cognitive training can help maintain driving mobility
- Review finds weak evidence standards behind commercially-available brain training programs
- Adult education classes, in any subject, can boost mental and physical health
New tools:
- Virtual reality therapies to help refine and spread mental health care
- Fully digital clinical trials to study digital therapeutics
Recent & Upcoming events:
- Tokyo, October 21st: Your Health in A Virtual World
- Vancouver, November 3-4th: How to Optimize Brain Health at Any Age and The Future of Brain Fitness – How Digital Platforms Sharpen Your Brain
- Everywhere over the Internet, December 6-8th: Nine new excellent Speakers @ 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit
Finally, here you have a fun visual illusion — What do you see?
Have a great Halloween and month of November,
The SharpBrains Team
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