Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: February 21, 2023

Despite the challenges of conducting research during the COVID pandemic, we saw an enormous growth in research on the effectiveness of our plasticity-based computerized brain training, BrainHQ, in 2022! I would like to invite you to review the publications from just this one year, and help us to spread the word on how this humble and low-cost training program, with no side effects whatsoever, is changing millions of people’s lives around the globe.

Please don’t forget your brain training today and, if you still don’t have full access, 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.

The daydreaming brain
Whenever you find your mind wandering, you’re in what we call a state of wakeful rest—or daydreaming. Daydreaming relies on the brain’s default mode network (DMN). The DMN is important in short-term memory use too. This daydreaming and short-term memory connection has led scientists to ask whether changes in the DMN affect the short-term memory loss seen in Alzheimer’s disease. See what research into this question has to say.

Turning the brain into a smarter disease fighter
Microglia are a type of brain cell that serve as the central nervous system’s frontline defenders when it comes to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately, microglia can stop working properly in many neurological conditions. But what if we could give the brain’s defence a boost by inserting healthy new immune cells into the brain? Neuroscientists may have found a way to do this. Check out this article to discover more.

What political orientation looks like in the brain
What if you could predict what political party someone supports just by seeing what parts of their brain are activated by campaign-ads and speeches? Fascinatingly, research from Israel suggests this is possible under certain conditions. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers scanned the brains of people who are politically active while they were exposed to campaign-ads and speeches from different political parties. Find out what this neuroimaging study revealed and how it was carried out.

Thinking like an adult
Childhood is a critical period for brain development. This is when children acquire the language and social skills that will guide them throughout their adult life. In a study investigating problem solving in children, neuroscientists from Ohio State University were surprised to discover that children as young as four show evidence of using the same brain network as adults when tackling tough problems like math. Find out what this tells us about how the brain develops.