Category Archives: Cognitive Training

Does Your Brain Need to Go Back to School?

January 7, 2010 – 8:15 pm

For most adolescents, teenagers, and young adults, January marks the end of winter break and a return to school. But what about those of us who are far removed from formal educational experiences? Could our brains benefit from schooling? Recently there was an article in the New York Times entitled How to Train the Aging Brain by Barbara Strauch. In the article, Barbara asks whether the aging brain is, “…a brain that should be in school?” In other words, are there activities that we can participate in that will help us improve our brain function as we age?

By Michael Rucker | Also posted in Brain Fitness Websites, Brain Training, Brain exercises, Brain health, Health & Wellness, Seniors | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Help Your Brain Survive the Holidays

December 15, 2009 – 5:42 pm

These brain fitness tips will help you get through the Holiday season with your brain intact, fight age-related memory loss and improve overall brain health. Plus, these cognitive exercises are easier — and more fun — than you think!
Before the tips, a quip:  “Men forget everything; women remember everything,” says comedian Rita Rudner. “That’s why [...]

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Also posted in Aging Well, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

New Cognitive Profile Features

December 5, 2009 – 3:14 pm

We are delighted to introduce 3 new features to get the most from your cognitive cross-training experience and helping you learn more about your cognitive profile. These latest features can be seen in your Cognitive Performance Dashboard when you are logged in to your membership account at www.happy-neuron.com. Click to read more -> Cognitive Profile [...]

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Brain Training Makes You More Desirable

October 15, 2009 – 3:24 pm

Unbelievable for some, but true:  Apparent smarts makes men more attractive in women’s eyes!
Scientists from Elon University  conducted a study on female  students, asking them to choose the most desirable males from videos showing them accomplishing athletic and cognitive tasks. It turned out that the women picked those men who appeared the most intelligent!  It [...]

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Driving with Your Brain

August 25, 2009 – 8:02 pm

Some time back I wrote about the cognitive skills necessary for safe driving.  It’s ever more clear that abilities such as vision, reaction times, attention, judgment and ability to multitask, that is, to focus on more than one task at a time are all essential to our ability to be safe on the road. As [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain Decline, Brain Research, Brain Training, Cognitive Skills for Driving | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

New Memory Training Study Launched

August 2, 2009 – 9:36 pm

A new controlled study using HAPPYneuron exercises has been launched at the prestigious University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Switzerland under the supervision of Dr. Anne Echen. The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of episodic memory training consisting of personalized adaptive computer exercises. 40 subjects between the ages of 60 [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain Research, Brain Training Science, Brain exercises, Cognitive Neuroscience, Seniors, memory loss | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Your Brain at Work

June 30, 2009 – 11:53 pm

Learning on the job isn’t a luxury these days; it’s absolutely necessary. And that is where your brain at work comes in. The Dana Foundation has launched a new website – Your Brain at Work

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Also posted in Attention Skills, Brain Fitness Websites, Lifelong learning, Memory, Mind/Body, neural connections | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Never forget your brain workout again

June 25, 2009 – 4:01 pm

Now, with the new “Workout Reminders” feature, you can tell the HAPPYneuron Coach to email your personalized workout on a schedule that suits you. You may never forget your brain workout again!

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New Cognitive Progress Graph

May 15, 2009 – 7:04 pm

The Cognitive Progress graphs have been upgraded this week, showing more of your  progressive improvements since the beginning of your cognitive training with HAPPYneuron.
There are six progress charts – one showing your overall HAPPYneuron Performance Index (HPI) progress, and one for each of your cognitive functions of Memory, Language, Attention, Visual-Spatial [...]

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Sleep Your Way to a Healthy Brain

May 14, 2009 – 1:53 pm

Now, according to a study published on April 3 in the journal Science, researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health found more evidence that sleep resets the brain to allow more growth and learning the next day.  Read about their fascinating research here. So get a good night’s sleep – your [...]

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