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Study: Posit Science Brain Training Shows Significant, Lasting Gains in Cognitive Function
I woke up in a cheerful mood this morning because yesterday the results of a scientific study were published and they once again demonstrated that very strong benefits can be achieved through only 10 hours of Posit Science brain training. The cognitive benefits were not just seen in the tasks themselves, but in measures of everyday activities. What’s more, the … Continue reading →The post Study: Posit Science Brain Training Shows Significant, Lasting Gains in Cognitive Function appeared first on "On the Brain" with Dr. Mike Merzenich, Ph.D.. (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - May 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Michael Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity Brain Science Cognitive impairments InSight Neuroscience Posit Science Source Type: blogs

Promising Results in Controlling Tinnitus with Brain Training
I had the great pleasure of visiting a wonderful research team studying the neurological origins and treatment of tinnitus at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis last week. About 30 million U.S. citizens have tinnitus. For about 4 million of them, the tinnitus is identified as “severe” – which means that it is continuously disturbing and intrusive, makes normal sleep very difficult or impossible, has extended cognitive impacts, and grossly degrades the sufferer’s quality of life. Dr. Jay Piccirillo and Dr. Harold Burton have conducted very important studies in tinnitus patients in their Wash U labor...
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - April 4, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Brain Fitness Brain Fitness Program Brain Plasticity Brain Science BrainHQ Neuroscience Posit Science Source Type: blogs

Promising Results in Controlling Tinnitus with Brain Training
I had the great pleasure of visiting a wonderful research team studying the neurological origins and treatment of tinnitus at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis last week.  About 30 million U.S. citizens have tinnitus.  For about 4 million of them, the tinnitus is identified as “severe” – which means that it is continuously disturbing and intrusive, makes normal … Continue reading → (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - April 4, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Michael Merzenich Tags: Brain Fitness Brain Fitness Program Brain Plasticity Brain Science brain training for tinnitus tinnitus treatments washington university of st. louis Source Type: blogs

Lessons from the Hand and Mind Symposium
I had the great pleasure of attending a symposium held in the College of Education at my alma mater, the University of Portland, focused on this interesting subject, and the implications that it bears for effective learning and teaching. My co-participants were distinguished professors in linguistics and education science (Ellyn Arwood and Richard Christen), and two wonderful educators working on … Continue reading → (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - May 26, 2010 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Michael Merzenich Tags: Brain Plasticity Brain Science Childhood Learning Cognitive Impairment in Children Hearing Neuroscience Reading and Dyslexia blind Bonnie Robb Daniel Duford Ellyn Arwood hand John Kennedy mental ideation mind representation Source Type: blogs

Lessons from the Hand and Mind Symposium
I had the great pleasure of attending a symposium held in the College of Education at my alma mater, the University of Portland, focused on this interesting subject, and the implications that it bears for effective learning and teaching. My co-participants were distinguished professors in linguistics and education science (Ellyn Arwood and Richard Christen), and two wonderful educators working on the front lines, as a classroom teacher (Bonnie Robb) and an art educator (Daniel Duford). This meeting was on the path, for the University of Portland, toward the further development of a strong emphasis on brain science-guided e...
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - May 26, 2010 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Brain Plasticity Brain Science BrainHQ Childhood Learning Cognitive Impairment in Children Hearing Neuroscience Posit Science Reading and Dyslexia Source Type: blogs

Visual training to retain driving competence — and your independence!
Today, Posit Science announced the release of a new computer-based visual training tool, DriveSharp, specifically designed to improve the performance abilities of adult automobile drivers to a degree that can be expected to very substantially impact their driving safety. This training employs two very important brain plasticity-based strategies to improve your visual assets that support safe driving. The first is … Continue reading → (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - July 13, 2009 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Michael Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Brain Fitness Brain Fitness Program Brain Plasticity Brain Science Brain Trauma, Injury Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Posit Science Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

The brain plasticity revolution
I delivered a lecture at the University of Konstanz in Germany two weeks ago, as a part of the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Heidelberg Akademie. This is one of 7 scientific academies in Germany. Because Germany was created as an amalgamation of powerful states in the 19th Century, its scientific academies originate with and are still identified … Continue reading → (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - July 6, 2009 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Michael Merzenich Tags: Brain Fitness Brain Fitness Program Brain Plasticity Brain Science Childhood Learning Cognitive Impairment in Children Cognitive impairments Hearing Neuroscience Posit Science Scientific Learning Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Autism and early oxygen deprivation 2
I received a wonderful comment about the hypothesis that early umbilical cord clamping might contribute to the risk of origin of autism from a wonderful former colleague, Dr. David Blake, a researcher in the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia. His observations: Fraternal twins typically have different placentas, whereas identical twins share a placenta but have different … Continue reading → (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - June 24, 2009 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Michael Merzenich Tags: Autism Origins, Treatments Brain Fitness Brain Plasticity Brain Science Brain Trauma, Injury Childhood Learning Cognitive Impairment in Children Cognitive impairments Language Development Neuroscience Reading and Dyslexia Scientific Source Type: blogs

A Danish delight! Progress in treating cerebral palsy and related movement disorders?
I delivered a lecture sponsored by the Danish Neuroscience Society and the Helene Elsass Center (a wonderful new research institution in the suburbs of Copenhagen) that has developed a state-of-the-art research and treatment center focusing on cerebral palsy. I was delighted to sit down with the Center’s Director, Peder Esben Bilde, to review new training software developed by therapists and … Continue reading → (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.)
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - June 23, 2009 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Michael Merzenich Tags: Autism Origins, Treatments Brain Fitness Brain Fitness Program Brain Plasticity Brain Science Brain Trauma, Injury Childhood Learning Cognitive Impairment in Children Cognitive impairments Neuroscience Uncategorized Source Type: blogs