Brain Fitness articles. Now with some humor

October 5, 2006 at 6:17 pm · Filed under Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain Fitness, Brain health, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, Lifelong learning, Memory Training, Mental Health, Mind Fitness, Neuropsychology, Physical Fitness, Stress

More articles that you will find interesting, following the post a few days ago: 

On the importance and impact of mental stimulation and training:
– Brain Work-outs (Society for Neuroscience): brief history on the science behind mental stimulation
– Training Improves Cognitive Abilities of Older Adults (Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ): results from the Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE)

On the role of mental stimulation in protecting the brain:
– Mental stimulation staves off dementia (Medical News Today): ‘It turns out that one of the 11 activities, the physical activities we studied, was associated with a significant risk reduction when looked at one-by-one, and that was dancing”
– Mind-Building Hobbies Prevent Alzheimer’s (WebMD): more ideas on enriching our lives

On the importance of building a Brain Reserve
– Level of Job Difficulty Linked to Alzheimer’s (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel): good review of the Brain or Cognitive Reserve 

Other important aspects
– Stress and the Brain (Society for Neuroscience): how stress can hurt memory and other brain areas, and ideas to manage it better
– Exercise and the Brain (Society for Neuroscience): on the importance of physical exercise
– Humor, Laughter and The Brain (Society for Neuroscience): want brain exercise? tell me a joke! or participate in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest

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