5 Habits to Avoid Cognitive Decline
Here are five simple habits that, when taken in aggregate, can have a profound, positive impact on our long-term cognitive health.
Brain Health
Can Light Therapy Improve Sleep, Mood, and Memory?
In clinical trials, using 40Hz light neuroscientists found that after a few weeks of only one hour per day exposure they saw restoration of neural activity to improve cognition, additionally, neural connectivity and cell function dramatically improved. This reduced confusion, memory loss, and mood swings.
Scientists Drive the Future of Brain Health
The TED stage has hosted a truly diverse range of speakers over the past three decades, both in terms of their backgrounds and their pursuits. What all TED speakers have in common is a place on the cutting edge of what we know, and what we are capable of.
Take Control of Your Cognitive Destiny
Cognitive destiny refers to the idea that there is a predetermined endpoint to our brains, predicated on the peculiarities of our own genetic lottery. Whether we are going to develop dementia or cognitive decline were thought to have been based on our genetics.
Calculate Your Brain Age
You may be wondering what, exactly, “brain age” means, why it may be important to you, and what you may be able to do to help protect it.
When Father’s Become Caregivers
On Father’s Day, families come together to celebrate multiple generations of beloved fathers in our lives. While we celebrate, we need also to reflect on how these terrible diseases have affected our dads, husbands, or spouses, either as patients or as caregivers.
What Is My Dad’s Legacy and How Do I Preserve It?
When my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, our family had the same disparaging realization with which far too many others have been met: he’s going to forget us. As his disease has progressed, however, I have also begun to think about not forgetting him. By this I mean not forgetting who he used to be, the …
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Nutrition’s Effect on Cognitive Function and Decline
Though the connection between brain health and nutrition is a complex and emerging science, there is promising observational research on the dietary patterns most commonly associated with cognitive health.
Why Focusing Alzheimer’s Research on Women Improves the Economy
March is International Women’s month. For those of us focused on advancing innovative technologies that bring hope and help to families battling dementia, we remember that Alzheimer’s disease impacts women more than men. Women are more likely to develop the disease and women are more likely to provide unpaid care for individuals experiencing dementia.
How Buddhists Teach Us About Brain Waves
While we are only now beginning to understand the complex relationship between brain waves and longer-term cognitive health, the emerging science is highly compelling, with the potential to positively impact millions of people. This is what has inspired BRIGHT to fast-track this cutting edge research, bringing 40Hz light therapy and our BEACON40 light system out of the lab and into your home.
