Friday, August 30, 2013

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




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Last Edition's Most Popular Article(s): Neuroscience: Commitment beats will, Nature News In The Popular Press Researchers take on crucial question: Are haters gonna hate?, The Washington Post Wonkblog Researcher controls colleague's motions in 1st human brain-to-brain interface, University of Washington...


Sunday, August 25, 2013

Mind wandering and "on demand focus" as adaptive skill to be trained

This article is very consistent with the concept of the adaptive nature of "on demand focus."

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Concussion Management Protocol For Schools-Webinair [feedly]


 
 
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Concussion Management Protocol For Schools-Webinair

The Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS) is offering a free webinar: From the Desk of the School Nurse: How to Implement A Concussion Management Protocol.

Time and date: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (EDT)

Overview: The presenter, Patricia McLaughlin, RN, will focus on the importance of taking a multi-disciplinary team approach to concussion management and how best to implement a concussion management protocol in a school district setting. Patricia McLaughlin is a parent and a registered nurse with 25 years of experience. She is a current member of the staff at Albany Medical Center Coronary Care Unit. Mrs. McLaughlin also works as a full-time school nurse at Pine Bush Elementary School K-5, where she has been for 6 years.

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

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Last Edition's Most Popular Article(s): Two-Faced Facebook: We Like It, but It Doesn't Make Us Happy, Time Healthland In The Popular Press An Effort to Expand Access to a Drug That Could Save Victims of Overdoses, New York Times Don't...


Friday, August 16, 2013

Article: The Brain Clock “Times”


The Brain Clock "Times"
http://paper.li/iqmobile/1316026988

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Monday, August 12, 2013

Friday, August 09, 2013

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Last Edition's Most Popular Article(s): Love is a Cognitive Enhancer, Mind Hacks Blog In Sickness and in Health - What Jewish Law Can Say about Psychology and Psychiatry, The Neuroethics Blog In The Popular Press Crazy Pills, New York Times...


Wednesday, August 07, 2013

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Upcoming interview series on Brain, Health and Innovation

2013 SharpBrains SummitIn order to start gathering good thoughts and momentum for the upcoming 2013 SharpBrains Virtual Summit, we are going to run an interview series with Summit Speakers and Participants between now and mid-September, via this blog.

Please make sure to visit us often to learn about how 100+ pioneers will respond to these questions:

  1. What is your current job title and organization, and what excites you the most about working there?
  2. 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?
  3. What is one important thing you are working on now, and where can people learn more about it?
  4. 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 misrepresented or not addressed in the popular media?
  5. Where do you see clear "low-hanging fruit" to enhance behavioral and brain health based on neuroscience and innovation?
  6. What would you like the 2013 SharpBrains Virtual Summit to accomplish?
  7. Finally, what do YOU do to stay sharp?

We look forward to sharing and discussing stimulating answers!



Sleep Is the Brain's Way of Staying in Balance [VIDEO]: Scientific American [feedly]


 


Monday, August 05, 2013

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Dorsolateral prefrontal contributions to human intelligence
Title: Dorsolateral prefrontal contributions to human intelligence
Author(s): Barbey, Aron K.; Colom, Roberto; Grafman, Jordan
Source: NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA, 51 (7): 1361-1369 JUN 2013
IDS#: 179RQ. ISSN: 0028-3932


Sunday, August 04, 2013

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Thursday, August 01, 2013

Article: NeuroImage | Vol 80, Pgs 1-544, (15 October, 2013)


NeuroImage | Vol 80, Pgs 1-544, (15 October, 2013)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10538119/80

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Video Games May Treat Dyslexia: Scientific American [feedly]


 


What Caffeine Really Does to Your Brain — PsyBlog [feedly]