Posit Science: Exercises for your mind
As you know, here at Neurodudes, we’re always interested in seeing how people are applying results from neuroscience to areas outside of academic neuroscience. Today, I got the following in my inbox:
Special Lecture
BRAIN PLASTICITY IN AGING
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
10:00 am 46-4062
Bonnie Connor, Ph.D., Laila Spina, Psy.D., and Natasha Belfor, Ph.D.
Posit Science Corporation
San Francisco, CA
Leading me to the natural question: What is Posit Science Corp? Well, here is their website. They seem to be a company focused on keeping mental abilities sharp. To that end, they have lead seminars and sell computer programs based on aging research results.
I haven’t looked over their website in detail but they do seem to have a lot of information on the science behind their techniques and Mike Merzenich is their Chief Scientist. (There’s quite a few names you might recognize on their list of advisors and consultants.)
February 17th, 2007 at 11:56 am
Thank you for the links on this science. I lost my mother to Alzheimer’s last year and wonder if brain exercises such as this might have made a difference in her final years. I have bookmarked your site.
August 19th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Thanks for the tip. Another good brain game site is cognitive labs. http://cognitivelabs.com, with connections at stanford. It’s all free
January 21st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Please send some specific brain exercises. I have a loved one who has symptoms of Alzheimers.
Anything would be welcome. Thank you.