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Theories: Psychoneuromuscular theory: when an athlete practices using imagery the athlete imagines movements without performing them, although the brain interprets this as if the athlete were performing them, which provides similar impulses in the brain and in the muscles. Small impulses fire from your brain to your muscles with the exactness that you are imagining. Cognitive [...]

Very fun article in the Birmingham News today on SharpBrains and brain exercises, titled Want a workout for your brain?. The journalist explains things very well and with great humor (for the humor, you need to read the article!). Here are some quotes: - "Think of it as a gymnasium for your mind," SharpBrains CEO and co-founder [...]

The Wall Street Journal has a great article today, Putting Brain Exercises to the Test (requires subscription), that compares 6 different computer-based brain exercise programs along ease-of-use, fun, and science behind. We at SharpBrains conducted a very similar exercise last year, coming to basically the same conclusions.  The article compares Nintendo Brain Age, MyBrainBuilder, MyBrainTrainer, HappyNeuron, MindFit and Posit [...]

See our second press release below, and visit our Press Room for the great press we are starting to get. SharpBrains introduces First Online Brain Fitness Center  – Unique, Full-Service, Science-Based Fitness Center Ushers in the Next Workout Revolution: Mental Exercise –  SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thirty years after the emergence of the exercise boom, the fitness revolution has finally gone [...]

Bullying is more than a troubling school problem. Given its potential to leave physical and mental scars, some researchers consider bullying to be a major public health concern. Virginia Robinson, in an article dedicated to addressing emerging school health issues writes about a hidden, but equally insidious consequence of bullying. �Rarely discussed is the role of [...]

To reiterate, be very afraid of online IQ tests that have not published extensive reliability and validity data.  To date only two tests have accomplished this rare feat: Ivy IQ Test BBC’s Test the Nation

A Perth psychologist has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting and whipping a bulimic patient he got to act as a slave, wear a dog collar and call him master. A Western Australia District Court jury on Thursday found Bruce Alistair Beaton, 64, of Fremantle, was only trying to help the 22-year-old woman when he [...]

...a few questions: how did you find us, what we are doing well, what we can do better? We have just found out that more than 600 people are receiving our feeds, but we only know-and just a bit- the 50-60 who leave comments and link to us. We enjoy having so many readers not just in the US [...]

Patients of a psychologist accused of whipping a bulimic woman with a cat o’nine tails have told how his unorthodox methods worked for them.Bruce Beaton, 64, is accused of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old patient, making her wear a dog collar and whipping her with a wire coathanger and cat o’nine tails. But Mr Beaton, giving evidence [...]

from Brain Fitness 101: Answers to Your Top 25 Questions. Does a brain fitness program prevent Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia? Studies have shown mentally active people have lower rates and later onset of symptoms for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. These diseases involve a number of variables like family history, physical fitness, nutrition, and brain fitness. People who remain intellectually active and engage in hobbies reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by one third.