Update: 5 ways to pro­tect your brain, and boost your career

Time for Sharp­Brains’ August 2013 e-newsletter, fea­turing 8 excellent interviews with Speak­ers and Par­tic­i­pants in the 2013 Sharp­Brains Vir­tual Sum­mit (Sep­tem­ber 19-20th), 7 insightful media stories, and more. Enjoy! Inter­view Series: Sandra Chapman: Using innovative thinking, and brain training, we can rewire the brain at every level Lynn Steffes: Let’s better integrate physical therapy and cognitive fitness Cori Lathan: It’s time for an annual brain check-up, a “brain thermometer” Robert Bilder: We are embark­ing on the next stage of human evolution Dharma Singh Khalsa: Why are yoga and med­i­ta­tion often over­looked for healthy brain aging? Stephanie Korszen: Let’s improve men­tal self-awareness, start­ing with the role of fatigue Sher­rie All: A neu­ropsy­chol­o­gist shap­ing the future of cog­ni­tive wellness John Todor: To reach brain poten­tial, we need less indi­vid­ual “improv” SharpBrains in the News: 5 ways to pro­tect your brain, and boost your career (CNNMoney) Cuida tu cerebro y mejora tu carrera (CNNExpansion) Commercializing neuroscience (The Economist) Men­tally fit — Work­outs at the brain gym (The New Yorker) Growth of brain fitness industry prompts creation of new online memory checkup (Canadian Press) How to Keep Your Brain Sharp (Greater Good Science Center at UC-Berkeley) Brain fitness interview with Alvaro Fernandez  (Brain Science Podcast) Book review contest: The winners ...
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neurologists Authors: Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness brain brain-aging brain-fitness-industry Brain-Training cognitive-fitness meditation memory checkup physical therapy Source Type: blogs