Álvaro Fernández Ibáñez
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@AlvaroF
Run @sharpbrains.com, co-authored SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness, El Cerebro Que Cura. Advise @WEF Neuro Council @TeacherPrize @institucionsek. De Bilbao.
New findings from a large, national clinical trial found that research volunteers aged 65 and older who participated in speed of processing training, together with follow-up “booster” sessions, were 25% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia up to 20 years later, compared with the control group. In the computer-based speed training, participants completed visual search challenges that split their attention between identifying an object in the center of the screen and simultaneously the location of another object on the outer portion of the screen. The training adapted in difficulty, becoming harder if the person performed well. This study, known as the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, is the first and largest of its kind in the US, and includes multiple research centers throughout the nation, including the Johns Hopkins University. JHADRC Director Dr. Marilyn Albert observed: “Seeing that boosted speed training was linked to lower dementia risk over two decades later is remarkable because it suggests that a fairly modest nonpharmacological intervention can have long-term effects. Even small delays in the onset of dementia may have a large impact on public health and help reduce rising health care costs.” The NIH-funded ACTIVE study originally enrolled 2,802 diverse older adults in 1998–1999. Participants were randomized to three different types of cognitive training—memory, reasoning, and speed of processing—and a control group. This 20-year follow-up study compared the three training groups to the control group, who received no training, and examined the likelihood of a diagnosis of dementia in Medicare claims. Notably, only those who received speed training with booster sessions showed a meaningful difference in 20-year dementia risk compared to the control group. To read more about the study, visit: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…
The new Huberman Lab episode is out: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard Davidson 0:00 Richard "Richie" Davidson 3:33 States of Mind vs Traits 9:06 Wakeful Brain Activity vs Deep Sleep 11:55 Sponsors: David & Eight Sleep 14:31 Brain Activity Across Sleep, Wakefulness, Meditation & Insight 19:27 Mediation & Sleep Compensation?; Meditation Timing & Liminal States 23:05 Types of Mediation, Shifting from Thinking to Being 28:32 Self-Monitoring, Undistracted Non-Mediation, "Stickiness" 35:30 Tool: Beginning Daily Meditation, "Richie's 5 Meditation"; Health Benefits 39:39 Meditation Practice History, Kindness & Nurturing Goodness 45:07 Sponsor: AG1 46:31 Beginners, Expect Chaos in Mind, Exercise & Lactate Analogy 52:47 Tool: Beginning Mediation, Embrace Anxiety; Meta-Awareness, Flow 57:51 Creativity; Capturing Thoughts, Unconscious Mind 1:03:03 Meditation for Kids; Flourishing, Tool: Parent & Teacher Meditation 1:10:12 Sponsor: Joovv 1:11:34 Beyond Stimulus & Response 1:14:22 Meditation Need; Gaining Insight Into Mind, Transcendence 1:18:00 Contemplating Death, Long-Term Meditation 1:21:33 Richie's Meditation Practice; Tools: Pairing Meditation, Appreciation Practice 1:26:07 Consistency, Balancing Discipline vs Surrender 1:29:52 Social Media & Validating Existence, Digital Hygiene 1:37:31 Meditation & Impulsivity; Discipline & "No Go's", Phone 1:42:08 Physical Discomfort & Pain During Meditation; Retreat Practice 1:46:50 Phone Detox, Self-Control 1:52:07 Sponsor: Waking Up 1:53:29 Overcoming Resistance, Making Peace With Your Mind 1:58:37 Meditation & Connectivity; Consistency, Prayer; Sleepiness; Meta-Awareness 2:05:49 Tools: Pillars of Flourishing; Appreciation Practice, Loving-Kindness Practice 2:15:39 Awareness & Insight, Tools: Outside View; Task Connection 2:19:43 Cultivating Flourishing, Familiarity with Resistance 2:25:23 Psychedelics, Guides, Clinical vs Non-Clinical Use 2:32:15 Neuromodulation & Meditation, Sleep; Tool: Pre-Sleep Meditation 2:37:25 Open Monitoring Meditation & Creativity 2:41:12 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Includes paid partnerships.
Four letters printed in the NYT today. Every single one calls falling birthrates a good thing.
