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Dennis OConnor

Brain Health In The Time of the Coronavirus - BrainHQ from Posit Science - 1 views

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Cognitive

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      Dennis OConnor on 09 May 20
       
      I've done 163 days of BrainHQ Training. I have experienced significant improvement in all categories of training: Attention, Brain Speed, Memory, People Skills, Intelligence, Navigation. Basic training schedule is every other day for 30 minutes.
  • If staying at home can contribute to a decline in our physical health—which we can address with an exercise program—what does staying at home and socially isolating do to our cognitive health?
  • our favorite topic at Posit Science: brain plasticity, the science of how the brain rewires itself through learning and experience.
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  • brain plasticity is a two-way street. In the same way that the brain can build itself through positive brain plasticity, the brain can “unbuild” itself through negative brain plasticity.
  • while we are staying at home and avoiding social contact, we’re depriving our brains of the cognitive stimulation and new learning that naturally come through our everyday lives and interactions with friends, co-workers, and even random strangers.
  • get your quarantine cognitive exercise program started:
  • New learning
  • Cognitive engagement
  • BrainHQ
  • Dennis OConnor on 09 May 20
     
    I found Posit Science and BrainHQ thanks to a suggestion from Dr. Kurisu. He recommended Norman Doige's books, The Brain That Changes Itself; Personal Triumphs from the Frontiers of Brain Science and The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity. One of the case studies is about Dr. Michael Merzenich, a research who was vilified by the medical establishment for investigating neuroplasticity. Great story. Merzenich is a founder of PositScience and BrainHQ.
Dennis OConnor

Study: Brain Exercises Provide Breakthrough Treatment for Geriatric Depression - BrainH... - 0 views

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research brainhq

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    "SAN FRANCISCO - For the first time in a randomized controlled trial, brain exercises were shown effective in addressing depression in treatment-resistant older patients, who had previously used anti-depressive drug therapy without success. The exercises were shown to improve not only mood, but also the often-unaddressed cognitive deficits associated with geriatric depression. The study used neuroplasticity-based exercises from BrainHQ, the brain training app from Posit Science, plus two new exercises designed for the study."
  • Dennis OConnor on 01 Jul 20
     
    While the term 'geriatric depression' tastes like ashes, I was pleased to see this research. I've been working with BrainHQ for some time and I can feel the neuroplastic growth.
Dennis OConnor

$44 Million NIH Grant to See if Dementia Can Be Prevented - BrainHQ from Posit Science - 0 views

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brainHQ research cognition

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  • The computerized brain training used in the prior study and the new study is found exclusively in the BrainHQ app, made by Posit Science,
  • The ACTIVE study provided the possible beginnings of an answer in 2017. Those results grabbed headlines worldwide, since it was the first large randomized controlled trial to show an intervention (of any kind) could be effective in reducing dementia risk and incidence. 
  • Some eighteen studies have been published on the impact of using BrainHQ among people with MCI or similar pre-dementia conditions
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  • Dr. Mahncke observed. “Billions have been spent in the thus far unsuccessful search for drugs to prevent MCI and dementia, and so it’s great to see a serious commitment to evaluating the plasticity-based training that has delivered so many promising results in recent studies.
Dennis OConnor

World Class Science - BrainHQ from Posit Science - 0 views

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training cognition

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    Research background on BrainHQ. Includes section specifically for researchers interested in Brain Training and Neuroplasticity.
Dennis OConnor

Brain Exercises, Brain Training, Brain Health - BrainHQ from Posit Science - 0 views

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    Nueroplasticity -- Online training games. Interested in using this system for N=1 experiments.
Dennis OConnor

BrainHQ Understanding Progress Tracking - 1 views

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    This graph is available when you access Brain HQ via their website. You won't see it when using the mobile App.
Dennis OConnor

Michael Merzenich: Growing evidence of brain plasticity | TED Talk - 0 views

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brainhq neuro research

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  • Dennis OConnor on 07 Nov 19
     
    "Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich looks at one of the secrets of the brain's incredible power: its ability to actively re-wire itself. He's researching ways to harness the brain's plasticity to enhance our skills and recover lost function. This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page."
Dennis OConnor

At the Cusp of Solving Cognitive Aging? - Mike Merzenich - Medium - 0 views

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merzenich aging cognition brainHQ

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  • the ACTIVE Study.
  • hree different theories
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  • memory
  • reasoning
  • speed of processing
  • ACTIVE tracked people for 10 years
  • 74 to 84
  • who would have expected faster cognitive processing speed 10 years later
  • The big question was do those gains transfer to real-world activities.And, the answer is: they do.
  • At the end of 10 years
  • about three years more protection against decline
  • speed training
  • ● 38% less risk of onset of depressive symptoms● 30% less risk of deepening of depressive symptoms● 68% stronger feeling of confidence and control● 48% less risk of at-fault car crashes
  • I (Mike Merzenich) have spent decades studying brain plasticity — the brain’s ability to change (at any age), chemically, structurally and functionally.
  • What changes in the brain as it gets older?
  • basic science question
  • every single thing we measured in the aging brain changed (and none for the better).
  • The top row
  • we built a brain-training program designed to make a rat’s brain faster and more accurate.
  • to improve auditory precision and speed.
  • It turns out that this kind of brain training — continuously and progressively challenging the speed and accuracy of brain processing — improves every aspect of brain health we could measure.
  • we could build, test, refine and validate a training program to improve all the major systems of the brain.
  • plasticity-based training
  • cognition (eg, speed, attention, memory, executive function)
  • quality of life (eg, mood, confidence, self-rated health)
  • dementia?
Dennis OConnor

The Synchronicity of Memory - NIH Director's Blog - 1 views

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brainhq brain

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  • You see those same four neurons, their activity logged individually. Cooler colors—indigo to turquoise—indicate background or low neuronal activity; warmer colors—yellow to red—indicate high neuronal activity.
  • neuronal burst synchronization and hippocampus-dependent memory formation
  • broad implications, from improving memory to reconditioning the mental associations that underlie post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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  • Chen and colleagues used deep-brain imaging technology to shed new light on some old-fashioned classical conditioning: Pavlovian training
  • track the same four neurons over the course of the day—and watch as memory creation, in the form of neuronal synchronization,
  • during recall experiments
  • the big question: how does this translate into an actual memory in other living creatures?
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    "You may think that you're looking at a telescopic heat-map of a distant planet, with clickable thumbnail images to the right featuring its unique topography. In fact, what you're looking at is a small region of the brain that's measured in micrometers and stands out as a fascinating frontier of discovery into the very origins of thought and cognition."
Dennis OConnor

Reimagine Brain Health - YouTube - 0 views

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alzheimers brainhq brain-health scientific-wellness precision-medicine

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  • Dennis OConnor on 12 Dec 20
     
    Our 2020 virtual Reimagine event highlighted ISB's cutting-edge brain health research and our unique approach to studying and treating Alzheimer's and other diseases. Specifically, we featured some of our latest findings, the promise of multimodal therapies to slow and even reverse dementia, and testimony from caregivers who watched their loved ones succumb to Alzheimer's disease.
Dennis OConnor

randomized clinical trial of plasticity-based cognitive training in mild traumatic brai... - 1 views

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TBI brainhq

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    "The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a self-administered computerized plasticity-based cognitive training programmes in primarily military/veteran participants with a history of mTBI and cognitive impairment. "
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