02/16/2010 - 12:43pm

Love on the Brain – A post Valentine’s Day thought

As Hollywood, romance novels, and even our personal experiences sometimes attest, it seems that love can either turn our brains to mush or it can conquer all. So what does the scientific evidence say about the effects of love on our brain fitness and health?

02/10/2010 - 10:33am

Wise Consumer Health Care Month

February is Wise Consumer Health Month. To help people recognize the importance of being more involved in their own health care, the American Institute for Preventative Medicine suggests some tips to support and encourage people in this endeavor below. CogniFit believes that the first step in taking care of ourselves is to take care of our brain fitness so we’ve suggested a number #11 below.

10 Tips for Being a Wise Health Care Consumer

02/08/2010 - 12:00am

Super Bowl Brain

The Super Bowl conjures images of rabid sports fans, a day of sitting in front of the television and eating unhealthy snacks, a fun time with family and friends- but it’s generally not considered a day that has any redeeming qualities for our brain fitness.

08/27/2009 - 10:00am

Children, Bilingualism and Brain Plasticity

Studies have found that the best age to learn a language is between birth and 7. This leaves most of the population out of learning a second language well enough to be considered a native speaker. Scientists have been looking into why children are able to learn languages so quickly and whether there is any way to apply the ability to adult language learning.

03/09/2009 - 4:16pm

Reversing Age-Related Cognitive Decline

I’ve noticed that as people begin to experience age-related cognitive decline, they naturally start wondering about how much of it is normal and how much is reversible. Well, the bad news is that it’s inevitable and perfectly normal, and the good news is that you can do something about it.

03/08/2009 - 3:39pm

CogniFit Assessment

When people ask about what makes CogniFit brain fitness programs so different from others, I usually tell them that there are many answers to that question.

And that’s true. But it really all begins with the assessment we provide before you start your training.