June 2022 - Discover and learn about brain functions, along with the latest news on brain plasticity and research!
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Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: June 21, 2022

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada. Last week, I read an article in the Toronto Star about 1.5 million Canadians suffering from this invisible disability, and it deeply saddened me that there was no reference to cognitive training. BrainHQ is helping thousands of the US Department of Defense servicemembers and veterans living with brain injury and is offered by Medicare and insurers. So why don’t the Canadian health care system and clinicians focus on recovery and prevention through scientifically-validated cognitive training that costs pennies and has no side effect? (See BrainHQ’s published studies on Traumatic Brain Injury)

Please take your brain health seriously and do your training today. If you still don’t have full access, you can join now.

Kind regards,
Frieda Fanni
President
DynamicBrain Inc.


DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation since 2010 providing brain fitness program BrainHQ in English and French.

How hot-headed are you?
What’s the normal temperature of the human brain? Clinicians have assumed that healthy brain temperature should not vary and should be the same as the body core. In the past, human brain temperature studies didn’t consider variables like the time of day or an individual’s body clock. A new study, led by researchers in Cambridge, UK, has shown that normal human brain temperature varies much more than we thought. Read the article and watch the video here to find out just how hot your brain can get!

Keeping it predictable
Childhood can have a big impact on adult life. That’s because, in our early years, our emotional brain circuits are still developing. We know that negative signals from parents can lead to children having problems controlling their emotions later in life. But how do parental behaviour patterns play into this? Researchers at the University of California are looking into the effect that the predictability or unpredictability of parents’ behaviour can have on their children’s emotional brain circuit development. Learn what they’ve found here.

Responding to infection
How do you know when you’re sick? When your body is being attacked by an infection, your brain talks to your immune system and triggers a series of behavioural and bodily changes that manifest as symptoms of sickness (like a fever or loss of appetite). But how and where exactly does your nervous system communicate with the immune system? Researchers at Harvard University sought to find the answer to this. See what their study uncovered here.


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In This Issue

How hot-headed are you?
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Keeping it predictable
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Responding to infection
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Where memories are made
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Don’t forget to do your chores!
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Your Brain Holds the Key to Safer Driving!
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Blogs and Resources


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KEEP YOUR BRAIN CHALLENGED!


RESEARCH STUDIES

Category-based published studies

Studies on clinical conditions for researchers

2016 Alzheimer’s Conference announcement

ACTIVE Study Published - Brain Training and Dementia

Healthy Aging

Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment

Cognitive Impairment due to Heart Failure

Fall Risk and Mobility

The IMPACT Study

The ACTIVE Study

The IHAMS Study

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Where memories are made
For a long time, scientists have known that the hippocampus is where “memories are made” in the brain. Episodic memories are the most common. They’re the types of memories formed from experiences or events (like memories from childhood). Scientists believe that brief high-frequency electrical events called sharp wave ripples (SWRs) form in the hippocampus when episodic memories are created. Until now, it’s been unclear what really happens in the hippocampus at the nerve-cell level when SWRs are generated. Explore what a new study has found here.

Don’t forget to do your chores!
Most kids don’t like doing chores. Some might even prefer doing their homework over putting the dishes away! Surprisingly, both might actually help them do better in school. A recent study from La Trobe University in Australia enlisted over 200 parents and guardians to answer questions about their children’s chore routines. Researchers were interested in the association between regular chores and children’s executive functioning (planning, self-regulation, and the ability to switch between tasks). Learn what the study’s results suggest here.


Your Brain Holds the Key to Safer Driving!
Your brain is one of the most important pieces of safety equipment when you get behind the wheel of a car. As we age, our reaction times slow down and our field of vision decreases. This means our safety on the road is also reduced. By spending only 10 hours doing the engaging driving cognitive training program you can save your life and the lives of others on the road! Learn more here. Looking for a Driving Cognitive Training course? Click here.


News, More Interesting Articles and Blogs
Brain Fitness and Cognitive Training Courses 2022, Group, Instructor-led, Web-Based
Driving Cognitive Training Courses 2022, Group, Instructor-led, Web-Based
University of Toronto researchers look to unleash the power of stem cells to repair brain injuries
Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may affect the developing offspring's brain
How Does the Brain Process Heat as Pain?
The promise of meditation for the heart and mind
Three distinct brain circuits in the thalamus contribute to Parkinson’s symptoms
Enzymes Used to Change How Brain Cells Communicate With Each Other
Even mild respiratory COVID can affect the brain
A Brain Circuit for Addiction Remission Identified
Substantial Differences in Brain Structure in People With Anorexia
Study reveals brain traits behind better vision
For communication between brain areas, milliseconds matter
Drumming Improves Behavior and Brain Function in Autistic Adolescents
The Brain Applies Data Compression for Decision-Making
Brain Wave Sleep Data Can Predict Future Health Outcomes
Increased Risk of Dementia and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Brain Scans Remarkably Good at Predicting Political Ideology
Surprising outcomes trigger release of noradrenaline in the brain
Brain scans may offer early clues of future frailty risk
Willingness to give away money among older adults linked to cognitive profile of early Alzheimer's
How Plasticity-based Brain Training Works
10 Brain Exercises for Seniors
Description of BrainHQ Exercises
BrainHQ Exercise Tutorials
BrainHQ Features Overview
Comparing Your Performance To Others
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