This article defines what Brain Fitness is, and explains why both aerobic and mental exercise are critical to maintain if not improve brain fitness through life

A new study suggests that video games can be a force for good, finding that games with positive objectives can actually inspire people to perform acts of altruism.

Here is what the Judging Panel and the SharpBrains team found most impressive from each Winner and Finalist of the 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation Awards, accompanied by some additional information on each of these 10 noteworthy initiatives and case studies.

The brain fitness award has gone to USA hockey team for their continuous brain training and fitness. The hockey players developed perception and decision making skills with the help of its innovate cognitive training system designed by ACE and Bird Foundation. The game like training improved their performance and won more games than before. Congrats!!

A new and recent scientific publication suggests that everyone should focus more attention on building mental capital and well being along the life course. If you are engaged in variety of activities, it will last for life long.

In recent NIH Alzeimer's cognitive decline prevention report, it has been observed that Cognitive training identified as protective factor, with highest evidence. Read more at sharpbrains.com

A quick synopsis from the BBC show Bang Goes the Theory worked with the study authors to provide a test of the hypothesis that commercially available brain training programs transfer to general cognitive abilities.

Meet the top ten brian fitness innovation awards finalists from different associations. The winners will be announced during the state of Brain Fitness Innovation Webinar in May 2010