/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2008-06-19T16:23:21-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/06/19/whats_your_brain_age_take_this_7_minute_test.php NIO member Cognitive Drug Research teamed up with Portfolio to develop an online test to determine your brain age (it takes 7 minutes). Very cool, but pay attention, you might be surprised to learn how old your brain is, I... 73383@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2008-06-19T16:23:21-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/04/17/natures_poll_on_cogntive_enhancement.php Nature published the results of a recent poll regarding cognitive enhancement detailing the use of ritalin, provigil and beta-blockers. Out of the 1400 people who took the survey, 62% had taken Ritalin, 44% had used modafinil, 15% beta blockers, while... 73238@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2008-04-17T15:45:36-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/12/21/brain_doping_on_the_rise_in_poker_school_and_symphony.php "Forget sports doping. The next frontier is brain doping," reports Karen Kaplan at the LA Times. "As Major League Baseball struggles to rid itself of performance-enhancing drugs, people in a range of other fields are reaching for a variety of... 72966@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2007-12-21T11:56:24-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/01/24/forgetting_the_future.php Until very recently, there was a little known finding that if you have an amnesic person who struggles to remember the past, then they're probably not good at envisioning the future. But why is this? The results of a new... 71936@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2007-01-24T19:25:30-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/01/16/take_a_free_cognitive_brain_health_test.php Everyone can relate to improving their brain health, whether it is an elite team of executives looking to optimize their effectiveness, or an individual concerned about brain aging or a distinct problem. Recently, The Brain Resource Company launched a free,... 71806@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2007-01-16T13:57:44-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/11/20/how_to_win_on_who_wants_to_be_a_millionaire_using_neuroscience.php Recently a graduate student - named Ogi - studying the cognitive neuroscience of memory decided to leverage his knowledge to gain an edge on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" Blogger Rashmi explains: For his $16,000 question - "Which country... 69453@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2006-11-20T14:38:30-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/06/27/wyeths_ceo_rober_essner_calls_for_stepped_up_alzheimers_effort.php In an op-ed piece in today's Washington Post, Wyeth CEO Robert Essner called for a new partnership to accelerate Alzheimer's research, stating that "it is imperative for industry, scientists and regulators to work together to help us reach our goal... 60831@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2006-06-27T14:09:08-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/01/17/good_versus_am_i_good.php Is there a difference between how our brains file information about ourselves versus general information about our environment? Yes. The neurolearning blog has a great post titled personal learner on this subject that I highly recommend clicking over to and... 46476@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2006-01-17T13:23:40-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/11/09/lower_cholesterol_and_learn_better.php In a serendipitous twist that can only be found in medical science a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug, Lovastatin, may also aid learning in adults and kids with learning disabilities. Researchers at UCLA will begin three separate human trials in both... 37790@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2005-11-09T23:33:33-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/09/15/when_are_you_most_alert.php People reach their peak of alertness between 6pm and 7pm according to Circadian Technologies. From an evolutionary perspective, this time of day, early evening, was most likely spent securing the hearth for a safe night's sleep. Human alertness also rises... 4503@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2005-09-15T11:51:21-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/07/31/cogniceuticals_defined_in_the_uk_observer.php John Hind, writer at the UK Observer, recenly picked up on the term "cogniceuticals" in the "What's the Word" column: Cogniceuticals n. medicines for saving and increasing cognition Cogniceuticals are drugs that work on 'knowing' - memory, learning, attention. They... 4480@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2005-07-31T09:52:22-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/05/31/mit_finds_waldo_in_your_brain.php "Attention is a general problem for the brain, and maybe it has a general solution," according to a new study, published in a recent issue of Science, that addresses a central question that anyone who has tackled a "Where's... 4445@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2005-05-31T15:23:41-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/03/23/saegis_continues_cogniceutical_progress_with_adhd_focus.php Cogniceuticals improve and treat disorders of attention, learning, memory, or cognition. Cogniceuticals are the fastest growing neuropharmaceutical market for two primary reasons: (1) demographic shifts towards aging population (2) scientific progress on memory related disorders, especially animal models. As I... 4413@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2005-03-23T14:25:56-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/10/20/too_intelligent_a_book_review_of_jeff_hawkins_on_intelligence.php by Chris Furmanski Even though we find ourselves at the start of the 21st century, computers that can make decisions with breadth and creativity that humans do are still the subject of science fiction rather than the reality of modern... 4314@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2004-10-20T12:52:03-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/09/30/russias_alcohol_addiction.php New statistics from Russia concerning use of alcohol were presented at a recent conference in Moscow: - Russia is 1st in the world for alcohol use at 14.7 liters/person - Addiction is considered a serious threat to national security -... 4299@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Cogniceuticals 2004-09-30T12:05:30-05:00