Category: mind
10/30/2014 - A Workout for the Mind
by admin on October 30, 2014 8:55 pm
Older people with more positive views of aging do better on memory tests. They have better handwriting. They can walk faster. They’re more likely to recover fully from severe disability. Those with more positive self-perceptions of aging actually live longer, by an average of 7.5 years. (Other kinds of stereotypes, about race and gender, have… Read more 10/30/2014 - A Workout for the Mind
10/27/2014 - Encore careers: A second chance at both profit and purpose
by admin on October 27, 2014 7:38 pm
Whether it’s for financial reasons or a chance to try something new, more baby boomers are embarking on an encore career—a second professional act that can bring in not only money but often the fulfillment that may have been lacking the first time around the career bend. Read the full article at CNBC.
10/27/2104 - Study aims to spot early dementia from eye exam
by admin on October 27, 2014 7:05 pm
Researchers are investigating whether a simple eye test could be used to identify the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article at The Guardian.
10/26/2014 - To Improve a Memory, Consider Chocolate
by admin on October 26, 2014 7:40 pm
Science edged closer on Sunday to showing that an antioxidant in chocolate appears to improve some memory skills that people lose with age. Read the full article at The New York Times.
10/25/2014 - No Proof That 'Brain Training' Games Work, Some Experts Say
by admin on October 25, 2014 3:29 pm
Many “brain-training” games may be marketed as a way to boost people’s alertness and intelligence, but scientists are now warning that such claims are not based on actual science. Read the full article at NBC News.
10/23/2014 - Can subliminal messages improve old age?
by admin on October 23, 2014 3:51 pm
Subliminal messages containing positive stereotypes about aging can improve older adults’ physical functioning for several weeks, according to a new study. Researchers used a new intervention method to examine for the first time whether exposure to positive age stereotypes could weaken negative age stereotypes and their effects over time, and lead to healthier outcomes. Read… Read more 10/23/2014 - Can subliminal messages improve old age?
10/23/2014 - Can Video Games Fend Off Mental Decline?
by admin on October 23, 2014 3:43 pm
In the commercial world, hyperbole reigns. App stores are littered with brazen claims — Elevate-Brain Training, for example, is “based on extensive research.” Ulman Lindenberger, a director at the Max Planck Institute, recently published a study that found that 100 days of cognitive training yielded a “relatively minor” improvement in working memory. Soon afterward, a… Read more 10/23/2014 - Can Video Games Fend Off Mental Decline?
10/22/2014 - Neuroscientists speak out against brain game hype
by admin on October 23, 2014 3:49 am
Aging baby boomers and seniors would be better off going for a hike than sitting down in front of one of the many video games designed to aid the brain, a group of nearly 70 researchers asserted this week in a critique of some of the claims made by the brain-training industry. Read the full story at… Read more 10/22/2014 - Neuroscientists speak out against brain game hype
10/22/2014 - What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set?
by admin on October 22, 2014 3:31 pm
One day in the fall of 1981, eight men in their 70s stepped out of a van in front of a converted monastery in New Hampshire. They shuffled forward, a few of them arthritically stooped, a couple with canes. Then they passed through the door and entered a time warp. Perry Como crooned on a… Read more 10/22/2014 - What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set?
10/20/2014 - Scientific evidence does not support the brain game claims, Stanford scholars say
by admin on October 20, 2014 2:30 pm
Sixty-nine scientists at Stanford University and other institutions issued a statement that the scientific track record does not support the claims that so-called “brain games” actually help older adults boost their mental powers. Read the full article at Stanford Report.
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