Come join me this Wednesday, June 28th, on the social discussion website Reddit to talk about brain plasticity. Reddit has...
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Brain stimulators are a hot item in sports training…do they help?
June 21, 2017
The San Francisco Giants just happen to be the baseball team that I usually root for. Unfortunately, they’re having a...
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At the Cusp of Solving Cognitive Aging?
March 16, 2017
It’s Brain Awareness Week, and we’ll be hearing about breakthroughs in basic science that could lead to big advances...
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8 Practical Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp
March 13, 2017
Dr. Michael Merzenich conducted the seminal experiments that led to the discovery of lifelong plasticity — that the brain changes chemically, physically,...
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Rising, Down Under
March 6, 2017
I just spent several days talking with scientists and lecturing in Australia. The summer months (our winter months) are a...
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A very serious video game addiction in South Korea
February 15, 2017
I just returned from a week spent talking with therapists and educational specialists in Seoul, South Korea. As in visits...
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Insights from a Brain Training Study on Tinnitus
January 31, 2017
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In the January 19th issue of JAMA-Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, a research team from Washington University (St. Louis) School of...
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Under attack: Our Science Voices Must Be Heard
November 17, 2016
Scientists usually avoid extending their arguments into politics. Politics is all about persuasion and belief. Science is all about evidence-informed...
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