'WISHING YOU & YOUR FAMILY A VERY BRAIN FIT DECADE' from SharpBrains

Here's the link to many interesting resources about brain fitness, from SharpBrains, a market research & publishing firm tracking the research & marketplace for brain fitness & cognitive health.

HOW'S YOUR BRAINPOWER?

Here's a link to a fascinating audit of your brainpower from creativity guru Michael Hewitt-Gleeson's School of Thinking.

For the fun of it, just give it a go!

50 FASCINATING BRAIN SCIENCE WEBLOGS

Here's the link. Enjoy your exploration & assimilation!

WHAT EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT SMART DRUGS

Here's the link to a nice write up on 'Smart Drugs'.

15 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE BRAIN

TOP 50 BRAIN TEASERS & GAMES

Here's the link to the 'Top 50 Brain Teasers & Games'.

COMPARATIVELY AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN

1 MILLION: number of new neuronal connections formed every second;

25 BILLION: processing capacity of a typical desktop computer;

100 BILLION: estimated number of nerve cells in the brain;

100 TRILLION: processsing capacity of the human brain;

500 TRILLION: estimated number of synaptic connections in an adult brain;

[Source: 'A Thinking Pedagogy', drawing on published material from Huang Gregory, 'New Scientist', 3rd May 2008]