What Summit Speakers and Participants Say About Brain Check-ups, Cognitive Wellness, and More

On September 19-20th, 2013, over 30+ speakers at the frontier of Brain, Health and Innovation will engage with over 200 professionals in North America and abroad. You can check out the quite amazing Speaker Bios and Summit Agenda. Also, as part of SharpBrains’ new interview series, here’s what several Summit Speakers and Participants have to say about the opportunities and challenges at hand: Cori Lathan: It’s time for an annual brain check-up, a “brain thermometer” Q: Where do you see clear “low-hanging fruit” to enhance behav­ioral and brain health based on neu­ro­science and inno­va­tion? A: An annual brain check-up or “brain ther­mome­ter” that tracks cog­ni­tive health the way we cur­rently track many other health indi­ca­tions like weight and blood pressure. Robert Bilder: We are embarking on the next stage of human evolution Q: Please tell us about your inter­est in applied brain sci­ence. What areas are you most inter­ested in? What moti­vated you to pur­sue work in your field?  A: I’m a clin­i­cal neuropsychologist inter­ested in under­stand­ing how we can deploy new neu­ro­science knowl­edge to change our brains. I believe we are embark­ing on the next stage of human evo­lu­tion! Dharma Singh Khalsa: Why are yoga and meditation often overlooked for healthy brain aging? Q: What are 1–2 key things you’d like every per­son to under­stand regard­ing his/ her own brain and mind, that you think is com­monly mis...
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neurologists Authors: Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology brain brain check-up cog­ni­tive wellness innovation Neurofeedback neuropsychologist Source Type: blogs