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Our story: It's a Harvard Business School style case study for an emerging space AI business. It's good to use your imagination. Nute Gunray is CEO of AITrade, a start up interstellar trade-exchange for droid parts and other salvage neurocognitive materials. His business plan calls for AI to buy low, and sell high. But there is one nano problem-the market is developing with the speed of

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Is it time to check your brain's relative 'power?' or brain age? If so, this scientifically-designed exercise can provide a numerical ranking of your speed and accuracy, closely linked to your "real" brain age rather than your calendar age. It's like the "RealAge" folks are getting around to brain quizzes. By combining physical and cognitive fitness, it is possible to have a brain for the ages,

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A physician in the U.K. has pioneered an infrared treatment for dementia, exposing subjects to two doses of beams per day, delivered from a specially engineered helmet. Created with with Sunderland University, 700 infrared light emitting diodes (LEDs) are used to penetrate the skull. Theorists believe that the infrared wavelengths, longer than waves in the visible spectrum, may stimulate the

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ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and wife, music journalist Lena Kallersjo 58 year old Bjorn Ulvaeus' cannot remember the band's breakthrough performances in 1974 that propelled them to the status of a global pop super-group. Even though the "Dancing Queen" act has sold 400 million records, Ulvaeus spends time looking at pictures and films of those old times trying to rekindle his memories. As the

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Highway of the Holy: A rock and roll legend tests your brain.

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According to NASA, U.S. astronauts are scheduled to return to the moon in the year 2020, if all goes well, 48 years after the last visit in 1972. Those in pre-school at the time, if you were even born yet, will be technically senior citizens according to AARP by the time this happens. Amazing. In contrast, the gap between the Wright Brothers' first ever powered flight and Werner von

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Tracking the increasing size of the brain ventricles could act as a direct indicator of cognitive problems and the onset of Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Western Ontario, Canada found. Gauging the size of the brain ventricles – the fluid-filled cavities in the brain – and the surrounding dead brain tissue with the help of magnetic resonance imaging scans may help

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Anheuser-Busch, the co. known for the Clysedale Horses and its "King of Beers" brand, Budweiser, now becomes part of European brewing holding co. InBev, with brands from Bass in the UK to Tsing Tao in China. Anheuser-Busch, itself formed from mergers of German-American immigrant-initiated firms, now reports back to Europe in a transaction worth $52 billion. We'll probably see more of these

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The interminable game is the newest diversion at brain.com. Following in the footsteps of other 'clickables' this will vex your patience and nerves. Scroll til you see the dot, then start. Add to your own page by copying the code below...

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As mentioned, Cognitive Labs keeps on rolling - with June our biggest month yet in terms of visitors and page views, surpassing our previous high. It's not only an important mission, it may be one of the most important missions ever for humanity - in the evolution of our cognitive platform. For the first time, tools that can assess the brain and optimize it are available and can be distributed

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Find the Cognitive Labs experience somewhere on the web? Untethered to our main site? If so, you're not alone. Coglabs increases arithmetically and also geometrically. How so? Well, we can't get into those details - some knowledge falls into the highly secretive category. To understand it, read about the roots of plants, sand distribution in alluvial fans, even, how atoms are distilled in

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Yes, it's true. June was fabulous. Details at 11.

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Oranges and Lemons are often regarded as the premiere sources of Vitamin C, which has a reputation as a wonder substance. (See the Benefits of Vitamin C, below). But, did you know that there is a common plant material that contains up to 5 times the concentration of vitamin C as lemons? This super green is nothing less than fresh pine needles, particularly the new growth. In Scandinavia,

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According to researchers at Loughborough University, soy products, which are a major alternative protein source to meat for many people, contain phytoestrogens which actually heighten the risk of memory loss. "Oestrogens - and probably phytoestrogens - tended to promote growth among cells, not necessarily a good thing in the ageing brain," lead researcher Prof Eef Hogervorst said. They have

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Happy Fourth of July. Independence in the U.S. was almost lost in the War of 1812. The catalyst was the decision of the U.S. to in effect, try to annex Canada, a bastion of Royalists and Tories because of the belief that the British in Canada were arming Native Americans with modern weapons and preventing westward expansion, coupled with the issue of impressment of sailors. It was believed

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Governor Schwarzenegger visits Tesla in nearby San Carlos Electric car maker Tesla has jumped off to a quick start in building cognitive awareness and brand recognition in the greentech car industry. Now, its getting another boost. Fast-brained Governor Schwarzenegger is saying 'Hasta la Vista' to state manufacturing and plant set-up taxes for the innovator, which accelerates from zero to 60

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Scientists know that exercise is healthy for our hearts and lungs: what about our brains? If exercise improves brain function, then it also is likely beneficial for mood, cognition, and overall mental performance. Within the Cognitive Labs universe, look at Dr. Ashford, a leading Alzheimer's researcher - he runs for at least one hour every day and is in top shape. Research studies have shown

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By Sam Wang and Sandra Aamodt - International Herald Tribune Earth centric system of Ptolemy False beliefs are everywhere. Eighteen percent of Americans think the sun revolves around the earth, one poll has found. Thus it seems slightly less egregious that, according to another poll, 10 percent of us think that Senator Barack Obama, a Christian, is instead a Muslim. The Obama campaign has

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The rich latte, double decaf with a twist, americano, or hand-picked, massaged, rinsed, organic, towel-dried super-premium ecophreak blend may alter the activity of some genes in the brain, reducing the effects of sleep deprivation, even if you don't imbibe the liquid. As LiveScience reports, coffee has been a part of the human diet for more than 1,000 years, and is now the most widely

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For the first time since 1963, the production of Captain Crunch cereal was suspended due to flooding of the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, IA, the location of the Quaker Oats plant that produces the cereal. Here's more on the history of Captain Crunch. Even though it might be part of a balanced breakfast and vitamin fortified, whole grains would be better for the brain. Quaker Cap'n Crunch® (

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Naturally, the implication of the preceding story is that enzyme therapy might be only a half measure, since it shortens lifespan in laboratory research, until the cause of this accelerated aging, a kind of methusaleh syndrome, is isolated...

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Research in fruit flies has shown that increasing the production of a substance called neprilysin can reduce the formation of plaques and delay neuron death associated with Alzheimer's. However, a side effect is a shorter lifespan. Scientists believe that the buildup of amyloid protein plaques within the brain is a major signpost of Alzheimer's and contributes to disease progression. In

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(Atherton, CA) June 26, 2008. Peter Sealey, an expert in brand-marketing, has joined the Cognitive Labs board of advisors. Cognitive Labs is the fastest growing provider of science-based cognitive games. Pete invented the concept of simplicity marketing, back to basics, and brand minimalism which today resonates with the digerati, whilst lampooning Hollywood's fear and trepidation of digital

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A spasm of eco-tourism is threatening the sustainability of the MOAI statues that occupy the heights on Easter Island. When sea captains first visited the island - they were shocked by the giant visages and also by the lack of arboral flora - just grass and low bushes. Celebrity geographer Jared Diamond profiled the island in his book Collapse, as a case study of how cultures can devolve and

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