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?

09/09/2009 - 2:30pm

BBC Conducting Largest Ever Test of Brain Training

The BBC will be launching an experiment designed by Prof.  Clive Ballard of Kings College, London and the director of research at the UK Alzheimer’s Society and Dr. Adrian Owen of the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Cambridge, to test whether brain training actually works.

08/10/2009 - 11:20am

Brain Fitness Interview with Dr. Shlomo Breznitz of CogniFit

Alex Colket, a trained neuroscientist is the author of a brain training website, PlayWithYourMind (http://playwithyourmind.com). Prof. Shlomo Breznitz is a renowned psychologist and founder of CogniFit. Alex recently interviewed Shlomo with some very interesting and tough questions about neuroplasticity, cognitive reserve, aging and how, where and why computer brain training fits into these issues.

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 - 4:17pm

Neuroplasticity Defined

One of the words you may come across when reading about the possibility of reversing age-related cognitive decline is “neuroplasticity.” If you’re interested in understanding brain fitness, it is important to understand exactly what it means.

03/08/2009 - 4:14pm

Effective Brain Training

One of the most common questions people ask us is whether solving puzzles or playing computer games can help prevent or slow down cognitive decline. While any training is better than no training at all, research has proven that the key to an effective brain fitness program is its ability to maintain a sufficient level of challenge over a range of different activities.

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.

12/10/2008 - 2:52am

The Best Time to Start Brain Training

Many people wonder if there is an optimal age to begin brain fitness training.

I think that it’s never too early to start a brain fitness program. It is better to be proactive than reactive, and you don't have to wait for the first signs of age-related cognitive decline in order to start your mental workouts.