■ Do you love doing crossword puzzles or playing sudoku because you think it keeps your mind sharp? Well, think again. “Most of those things... »
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This Is Your Brain on Games
■ Do you love doing crossword puzzles or playing sudoku because you think it keeps your mind sharp? Well, think again. “Most of those things don’t have a measurable impact—if it makes people happy to play them that’s good, but it doesn’t make them smarter,” says Steven Aldrich, president and CEO of Posit Science (positscience.com), a developer of brain-fitness software. Studies... »
Am I Blue?
■ Ah, blueberries: the refreshing taste of summer. What could be more gratifying than popping them into your mouth one by one, their ripe, sweet and sour goodness being crushed between your teeth, leaving a faint bluish tint on your pucker? But there’s much more to the little berry than you’re probably aware of. Most people know that blueberries are an... »
Promoting Mental Health in the Context of Global Public Health
■ On July 6, 2009, the Korea Institute of Brain Science (KIBS) organized a side event at the Annual Ministerial Review meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was co-sponsored by the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with the United Nations (CoNGO) and the UN-NGO-IRENE Association. __ Mental health is related to behavior,... »
Keeping Their Marbles
■ One year ago, Chicagoan Lindsay Gaskins opened the doors to her new shop, Marbles: The Brain Store, offering all manner of toys, games, and software programs designed to stimulate the brain. Laid out like a playground for adults, with tables and computers inviting customers to explore and experiment, the store has hundreds of products, each devoted to one of... »
Helping Hands
■ Amanda Kitts may have lost her arm in a car accident in 2006, but she didn’t lose her life as a mother and owner of a busy day-care center, thanks to the innovative new science behind “targeted muscle reinnervation.” The technique, pioneered by scientists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), allows her to control a prosthetic limb with... »
Busan: Dreaming of Becoming a Brain Education City
■ On June 20, 2008, the Fourth International Brain Education Conference convened at the United Nations in New York with the theme, “Brain Education: The Future of Education and Hope for the Earth.” __ Dong-geun Seul, Ph.D., the Commissioner of Education of Busan, Korea, spoke about “Character Education and Brain Education.” He explained Busan’s “Happy Schools” project, which aims to help... »