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February 21, 2017 17:19 ET | Source: Posit Science

A Road Map to How to Change Your Brain

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World-renowned brain scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich will deliver a keynote address at the “I Can Change My Brain” conference at Deakin University in...
February 16, 2017 20:52 ET | Source: Posit Science

Researchers Put Brain Training to the Test

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Researchers associated with five institutes in Australia looked at whether any commercially-available brain training apps actually help with...
February 13, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

NIH-funded Study of Brain Training Makes TIME List of Top Scientific Discoveries of the Year

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TIME Magazine has selected the impact on dementia of a brain training exercise – developed and tested with funding from the National Institutes of...
February 06, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

BrainHQ Bests NeuroTracker in Super Bowl Match-up As Brain Training Arms Race Launches in Sports

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tom Brady and the Patriots demonstrated that grit, preparation and conditioning is critical, especially when 25 points down against the Falcons in...
January 31, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

BrainHQ Crushes Competition in First Review of Science Behind Brain Apps

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The first systematic review of study evidence that commercially-available, brain-training programs might help with healthy aging just published in...
January 23, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Study: Brain Exercises May Help with Impact of Ringing in the Ears

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A study just published in JAMA Otolaryngology indicates that certain brain exercises from Posit Science may help patients better cope with tinnitus –...
October 31, 2016 16:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Study Shows First Practical Intervention For Chemobrain

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, symptoms of cancer-related cognitive decline – often called “chemobrain” – were reversed in a large, home-based,...
October 04, 2016 09:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Science of Brain Training Creates Inconvenient Facts

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Henry Mahncke, the CEO of Posit Science—the provider of brain exercises backed by the most peer-reviewed papers in the industry—responded...
September 06, 2016 06:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Mike Merzenich Receives Kavli Prize in Neuroscience

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Michael Merzenich, the co-founder of Posit Science, has been awarded the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience by the Crown Prince of Norway in a...
July 27, 2016 15:12 ET | Source: Posit Science

Unique Brain Exercise Shown in Study to Lower Risk of Dementia

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Researchers announced breakthrough study results Monday -- indicating that a particular form and dose of brain training can reduce the risk of...