Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: January 15, 2015
To kick off the new year, we are thrilled to announce that our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Michael Merzenich, is awarded the 2015 Russ Prize, the highest honour for the bioengineering profession. Dr. Merzenich was selected based upon his pioneering work in developing and refining the multi-channel cochlear implant, a device that allows deaf people to hear. He is also the brain behind our BrainHQ, the only brain training program backed by science and over 70 peer-reviewed published papers.
We hope that you have already resolved to improve your brain health for 2015, and to encourage you in this resolution we're making subscriber-only exercises available to everyone until January 21st . If you earn just 48 stars in this Brain-a-thon, we'll give you a free month of full access to BrainHQ. Challenge your friends and family to improve their brain health too by sharing this offer with them!
Kind regards, Frieda Fanni
President
DynamicBrain Inc.
DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation providing BrainHQ in English and French.
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