05/05/2010 - 3:52am

April showers…require a sharp brain in the driver seat

Wet roads and stormy weather can lead to challenging driving scenarios, and having a sharp brain and strong cognitive functions can make the difference in getting to your destination safely.

The first few hours of a rainfall after a dry spell are the most dangerous, as water mixes with oil and grease build-up from the road and can create a slick surface. In addition, weather can cause decreased visibility, making it hard to judge speed, time and distance.

04/21/2010 - 3:03am

Real Results, Real Training, Real Research

Effective cognitive training is more than fun brain teasers and puzzles. While these can be entertaining, they will not result in the same cognitive improvements as scientifically-developed brain fitness exercises. Real-world results can only be expected from real training, backed by real science.

08/27/2009 - 3:00am

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.

08/27/2009 - 2:09am

Multitasking and Multitaskers- More Means Less

Today it seems to be the norm to be multi tasking- doing more than one thing at a time. We get more and more information from different sources, which we are expected to process and handle.
 
Multitasking- no matter what form it takes- means that our brains must use their “executive control function” which is associated with the brain’s prefrontal cortex and the parietal cortex.
 

03/08/2009 - 9:39am

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.