Update: From smart homes to smart people — where digital health meets brain fitness

Who said, “So for me the most exciting takeaway from this year’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show)  isn’t the smart car or the smart home, it’s the smart person…” You can find the answer, and many insights on brain health innovation, by reading Sharp­Brains’ January 2013 eNewslet­ter. Enjoy! Digital health meets consumer electronics and brain training, by Dr. Evian Gordon and Dr. Gregory Bayer Retool­ing Brain Care With Low-Cost, Data-Driven Tech­nolo­gies, by Alvaro Fernandez A conversation on ‘The Optimism Bias’ with neuroscientist Tali Sharot, by David Coleiro Why scientific literacy and learning enhance brain function and neural health, by Hemal Pathak, PhD Best brain health fitness tip? “Never let status quo be an option”, with Dr. Sandra Chapman 10 predictions on how digital platforms will transform brain health in 2013, by Alvaro Fernandez Why, to improve memory, we need to think of the brain as a system, with Alvaro Fernandez Quick poll: 71% would take an “annual mental check-up” Note: We’ll host a 90– minute webinar on Wednesday, February 6th, to discuss the main analysis and forecasts from SharpBrains’ new market report “The Dig­i­tal Brain Health Mar­ket 2012–2020: Web-based, mobile and biometrics-based tech­nol­ogy to assess, mon­i­tor and enhance cog­ni­tion and brain functioning,” and to connect them with main take aways from CES 2013 and the just finished World Economic Forum. –> To learn how to acces...
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