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Tag Archives: Research
Interview With Dr. Cynthia Green
As Memory Month comes to an end, we were excited to catch up with one of our favorite brain health experts. Dr. Cynthia Green, the founder and director of The Memory Enhancement Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, reminds us how important it is to Mind our Minds by keeping our minds fit and things we can do to keep our memories in top-notch shape. Read More
Posted in Health, Products, Research
Tagged Brain exercise, Brain Fitness, cognitive reserve, cognitive stimulation, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Dr. Cynthia Green, Memory, Research, Stress
Giving is Good for Your Brain
The last thing I wanted to do was get out of bed at 7:30am on a rainy Sunday morning. I seriously considered going back to bed, but I didn’t. Instead I got up and headed to Montrose Harbor for the Read More
Posted in General, Health, Press, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, Brain Fitness, Exercise, Memory, Research, Social Interaction
Feed Your Brain
“You are what you eat” is a very well known and slightly overused phrase. The problem with overused phrases is that we say them so much that they tend to lose their meaning. When you really take a look at the information, you start to realize what a huge impact nutrition has on brain function. Our brain needs fuel, but it needs the right kinds of fuel to function well. It is estimated that 20% of our caloric intake is used by our brain. Read More
Mother’s Day All Year Long
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there! As great as it is to celebrate them today, they should really be celebrated more often, especially given the amount of hard work they put in on a daily basis. From Read More
Posted in General, Products
Tagged Brain, Brain Fitness, Products, Research, Visual Perception, Word Skills
Brain Myths: Debunked!
Brain Myth #1: The brain doesn’t make new brain cells. Fact: Wrong! You can create new neurons and synapses by exercising your brain. The 100 billion neuron cells in your brain process and transmit information, but with stimulation (i.e. brain Read More
Posted in General, Research, Trivia
Tagged aging, Brain, Brain exercise, Brain Fitness, cognitive stimulation, continual learning, Exercise, Research, Social Interaction, Stress, Working Memory
Brain Fitness and the NFL
As Doug Beaudoin says, “Use it or lose it.” For an ex-starting safety for the New England Patriots, I bet he originally only applied that to his athletic abilities. I was thrilled to hear that the NFL Alumni Association is Read More
Posted in General, Research
Tagged athletes, Brain Fitness, brain fitness software, Exercise, Memory, mental abilities, Products, Research
Brain Tip: Social Interaction Promotes Brain Fitness
The holidays are an opportunity to spend time with family and friends, attend social gatherings, and/or participate in your community. A study published in 2008 shows why we should take this opportunity when we have it. In the study they Read More
Alzheimer’s Awareness: Why Bother?
When we opened our first Marbles stores we were looking for support and came across a company that was in the Alzheimer’s Awareness field, McCare. We decided to work together from the beginning and they are the backbone of our Read More
Posted in Research
Tagged Alzheimer's, Dementia, News, Research
Do you know about all the different factors that can affect your risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
A recent study found that those who live alone have twice as high of a risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as those living with a spouse or partner. In particular, being a carrier of the apolipoprotein E e4 gene variant Read More
Posted in Products, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Brain Fitness, Chain Game, Research, socializing, Word Skills