Category Archives: Cognitive Training

The Financial Cost of Brain Decline

May 14, 2009 – 1:37 pm

As baby boomers approach retirement age, the field of cognitive fitness has begun to gain more prominence. In this interview with health blogger, David William, I speak about the magnitude of the economic impact of Alzheimer’s and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), the strategies that can be used to slow mental decline, and how HAPPYneuron is [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain businesses, Brain health | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Be a Safe Driver

April 24, 2009 – 5:55 pm

Cognitive Skills for safe driving

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Attention Skills, Brain Decline, Brain health, Concentration, Executive Functions, Visual and Spatial Skills | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Announcing the 2009 Winter Release!

January 30, 2009 – 1:01 pm

We are delighted to bring you a set of great new features to improve your overall cognitive cross training experience. These new features can be found in the Games, in your Performance Profile and in the Brain Workout Sessions. Go to 2009 Winter Release for more information about these feature.
Of course we’d love to hear [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain Training, Fitness, Neuropsychology | Comments (0)

Keeping Your Brain Young

January 4, 2009 – 12:02 pm

Woman’s Day Radio Host Barbara Brody, Health Editor at Woman’s Day Magazine, interviews Dr. Coleman of the Alzheimer’s Association and Dr. Robert Bender of the Johnny Orr Memory Center and HAPPYneuron Scientific Contributor, on the topic of keeping our brain’s young. The program is about 30 minutes long. Definitely worth a listen! Click here to [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain Training | Comments (0)

New Year Resolution: A Sharper Brain

January 2, 2009 – 6:55 pm

Why not start the New Year with a resolution to sharpen your brain.  HAPPYneuron’s balanced workout formula ensures that you are getting the optimal stimulation to maximize the brain’s neural network strength.
Also, we have been hard at work to bring you new features and functions. In the coming [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain Fitness Websites, Brain exercises, Brain health, Mind Fitness | Comments (0)

Working Later in Life May Facilitate Neural Health

December 10, 2008 – 11:43 pm

If you are interested in learning how late-life working can help your mental vitality, read the Dana Institute article on the topic. Quite enlightening.

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain exercises, Mind Fitness | Comments (0)

New HAPPYneuron Study Shows Great Results

September 5, 2008 – 1:10 am

We are very excited to share that the findings of a recently conducted scientific study of 271 HAPPYneuron members showing performance improvement of 8.5% on average after just 150 games played.

Upon analysis it was found that in those users that played consistently 3+ times per week for 20+ minutes, there is an [...]

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Men & Memory Loss

June 18, 2008 – 12:32 am

I was reading a government report on aging related statistics, and was intrigued to note that about 15% of men aged 65+ report memory loss compared with only 11% of women of the same age group and the gap widens significantly after the age of 85. So I ponder….why is it that women have [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain Training, Brain exercises, Memory | Comments (0)

For a Sharper Brain, Stimulation

May 14, 2008 – 12:18 pm

AMERICANS may worry about heart disease, stroke and diabetes, but they downright dread Alzheimer’s disease, a recent survey found. For good reason. One in eight adults over 65 is affected by the disease.
Those who are spared know they may end up with the burden of caring for a parent or a spouse who is affected. [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain Fitness Websites, Brain Training, Brain Training Science, Brain exercises, Brain games, Cognitive Neuroscience, Memory Training | Comments (0)

Memory Training Shown to Boost Brain Power

May 1, 2008 – 1:36 pm

The scientific community continues to push ahead to identify the strong correlation between engaged in structured memory training and the ability to reason and to solve new problems independently (also referred to as Fluid Intelligence). The results of this important study were published on April 28th in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain Training Science, Brain exercises, Memory Training | Comments (2)