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We ’ re All to Blame When the Punishment is Worse Than the Crime
I would guess that a lot of citizens were pretty angry when they read the tragic story of Kalief Browder in The New Yorker this month. I certainly was. If you haven’t read it, allow me to summarize: a young man near the end of his sophomore year in high school is accused of robbery and assault under […]The post We’re All to Blame When the Punishment is Worse Than the Crime appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - October 6, 2014 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity Brain Science Brain Trauma, Injury BrainHQ Childhood Learning Cognitive Impairment in Children Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Posit Science Soft-Wired adolescence adolescent crime incarceratio Source Type: blogs

We’re All to Blame When the Punishment is Worse Than the Crime
I would guess that a lot of citizens were pretty angry when they read the tragic story of Kalief Browder in The New Yorker this month. I certainly was. If you haven’t read it, allow me to summarize: a young man near the end of his sophomore year in high school is accused of robbery and assault under […]The post We’re All to Blame When the Punishment is Worse Than the Crime appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - October 6, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity Brain Science Brain Trauma, Injury BrainHQ Childhood Learning Cognitive Impairment in Children Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Posit Science Soft-Wired adolescence adolescent crime incarceratio Source Type: blogs

The Story of “Hack My Brain,” Todd Sampson, BrainHQ, and Me
On September 19, 2014, at 8:00 p.m., the Science Channel will air a 3-part documentary called “Hack My Brain.” As the chief scientific consultant for the show, I helped the host, Todd Sampson, improve his memory, attention, and processing speed using BrainHQ. (If you want to try the same assessments and training Todd used, go […]The post The Story of “Hack My Brain,” Todd Sampson, BrainHQ, and Me appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - September 15, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Brain Plasticity BrainHQ Driving safety Featured Neuroscience hack my brain merzenich mike merzenich redesign my brain science channel todd sampson Source Type: blogs

New Eye Test Can Detect Early Alzheimer’s
I wrote recently about some things that can increase or decrease amyloid beta protein in the body, and how the protein plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Now, scientists are working on an eye test that scans for amyloid beta deposits in the retina as a way to detect early Alzheimer’s. The research is still […]The post New Eye Test Can Detect Early Alzheimer’s appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - August 6, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Alzheimer’s Brain Science BrainHQ Neuroscience Posit Science Scientific Learning Source Type: blogs

On the Brain with Dr. Merzenich…Update
Dr. Merzenich’s blog is currently under going a redesign.  It will be back and running in a few weeks. In the meantime, you can find his latest posts on the Posit Science blog. The post On the Brain with Dr. Merzenich…Update appeared first on On the Brain with Dr. Michael Merzenich - Powered by Posit Science. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - March 15, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: admin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Why Does Brain Speed Matter, and What Can I Do to Improve It?
I just saw an article in Scientific American about why brain speed is important, how it decays as we age, and what the effects are on daily life over time. But this is nothing new: we have been talking about brain speed for years! Some highlights from the article include: “Studies suggest that the speed […]The post Why Does Brain Speed Matter, and What Can I Do to Improve It? appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - March 12, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity BrainHQ Language Development Source Type: blogs

Why Does Brain Speed Matter, and What Can I Do to Improve It?
I just saw an article in Scientific American about why brain speed is important, how it decays as we age, and what the effects are on daily life over time. But this is nothing new: we have been talking about brain speed for years! Some highlights from the article include: “Studies suggest that the speed of information processing changes with age… such that our thinking speeds up from childhood to adolescence, maintains a period of relative stability leading up to middle age, and finally, in late middle age and onward, declines slowly but steadily.” “Slowed information processing affects almost every...
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - March 12, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity BrainHQ Language Development Source Type: blogs

Why Does Brain Speed Matter, and What Can I Do to Improve It?
I just saw an article in Scientific American about why brain speed is important, how it decays as we age, and what the effects are on daily life over time. But this is nothing new: we have been talking about brain speed for years! Some highlights from the article include: “Studies suggest that the speed of information processing changes with age… such that our thinking speeds up from childhood to adolescence, maintains a period of relative stability leading up to middle age, and finally, in late middle age and onward, declines slowly but steadily.” “Slowed information processing affects almost every...
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - March 12, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Michael Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity BrainHQ Language Development Source Type: blogs

Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Merzenich Talks with Ginger Campbell About Brain Plasticity
We are big fans of Ginger Campbell, MD’s Brain Science Podcast series – she features fascinating neuroscience luminaries in her in-depth, hour-long interviews, including Norman Doidge, Jeff Hawkins, Sharon Begley, Edward Taub, and many more. Learn more and listen now >>> Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Merzenich Talks with Ginger Campbell About Brain Plasticity Posit Science co-founder Dr. Michael Merzenich has been on the Brain Science Podcast once before, but recently revisited the show to discuss brain plasticity and his new book Soft-Wired. If you are interested in brain plasticity, don’t miss thi...
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - February 4, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Mike Tags: Aging and the Brain Alzheimer’s Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity Brain Science BrainHQ Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Posit Science Source Type: blogs

Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Merzenich Talks with Ginger Campbell …
We are big fans of Ginger Campbell, MD’s Brain Science Podcast series – she features fascinating neuroscience luminaries in her in-depth, hour-long interviews, including Norman Doidge, Jeff Hawkins, Sharon Begley, Edward Taub, and many more. Learn more and listen now >>> Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Merzenich Talks with Ginger Campbell About Brain Plasticity Posit Science […]The post Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Merzenich Talks with Ginger Campbell … appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - February 3, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Alzheimer’s Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity BrainHQ Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Posit Science Source Type: blogs

Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Merzenich Talks with Ginger Campbell About Brain Plasticity
We are big fans of Ginger Campbell, MD’s Brain Science Podcast series – she features fascinating neuroscience luminaries in her in-depth, hour-long interviews, including Norman Doidge, Jeff Hawkins, Sharon Begley, Edward Taub, and many more. Learn more and listen now >>> Brain Science Podcast: Dr. Merzenich Talks with Ginger Campbell About Brain Plasticity Posit Science co-founder Dr. Michael Merzenich has been on the Brain Science Podcast once before, but recently revisited the show to discuss brain plasticity and his new book Soft-Wired. If you are interested in brain plasticity, don’t miss thi...
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - February 3, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Alzheimer’s Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity BrainHQ Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Posit Science Source Type: blogs

Landmark Study Shows Benefits of BrainHQ Training Last 10 Years
I am incredibly excited to announce that the scientists who ran the ACTIVE trial have reported that certain types of brain training—including one of the exercises in BrainHQ from Posit Science—can drive cognitive benefits that last 10 years. The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, is the first to show such […]The post Landmark Study Shows Benefits of BrainHQ Training Last 10 Years appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Michael Merzenich. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - January 14, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity BrainHQ InSight Neuroscience Posit Science Source Type: blogs