Course Description
Summary: Information overload and longer lives expose our brains to more demands than even before. This self-paced and interactive online course will examine the emerging science of neuroplasticity and cognitive reserve and survey latest tools and best practices to equip you to become your own ‘brain fitness coach’ and address your very own priorities in your personal and/ or professional life. Available online from anywhere with an Internet connection, this course will help you pinpoint ways to optimize brain health and functionality and delay decline, navigating the maze of fragmented research, superficial media coverage and exaggerated marketing claims. The course is based on The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness -recently named a Best Book by AARP- and SharpBrains’ new ABBC framework (Address Basics, Build Capacities), and includes weekly readings and activities.
Mechanics: The course consists of four recorded two-hour-long lectures, and an online private community for participants to access all materials and to interact.
Who this is for
This course is open to the general public, and ideal for anyone with at least a bachelor’s degree (in any field) who wants to understand how emerging brain and cognitive science can be applied to enhance one’s brain health and performance. This is neither an oversimplified self-help course, nor a very technical/ medical one.