Announcing The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age
Writing a foreword to this book against a tight deadline is a somewhat challenging task. As you will learn later in the book though, there is reason to believe that such mentally stimulating, novel activities are beneficial for keeping my brain sharp as I gain in wisdom — and in years. Like many people, I have noticed changes with aging since my younger adult years. And while we all wish for a magic pill, at least for the time being it is our behaviors, perhaps aided by technology, which can help us to age well physically, emotionally, and cognitively.Indeed, novel information, communications, networking, and interface technologies are poised to transform the way we approach our lifelong health and well-being, including our very understanding of what it means to be healthy and well. As a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I have been witnessing multiple discoveries and advances stimulated by the NSF Smart Health and Wellbeing program that may bring substantial improvements to how we enhance health. With rapid progress in sensor, online and mobile technology, advances in the domain of Smart Health open a new world of possibility for the systematic monitoring and managing of long-term health outcomes, going far beyond the sporadic treatment of acute conditions. The notion of Smart Health places great...
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neurologists Authors: Misha Pavel, PhD Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness brain health book brain-fitness-book Brain-health brain-performance NSF smart health Source Type: blogs
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