25 Key Resources to Improve Brain Health and Mental Health

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Here we have compiled 25 important resources discussed during the 2015 and 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summits–where hundreds of professionals from 15+ countries met (virtually) to reinvent brain health in the digital age.

We hope these resources prove to be valuable to everyone working on ways to improve brain health and mental health.

I. The Big Picture

The Digital Future of Brain Health (World Economic Forum)
Making Mental Health a Global Priority (World Health Organization/ World Bank)
The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (World Economic Forum)
Solving the Brain Fitness Puzzle Is the Key to Self-Empowered Aging (Generations)

II. Scientific Research

Summary of the evidence on modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia: A population-based perspective (Alzheimer’s & Dementia)
Identification of a Common Neurobiological Substrate for Mental Illness (JAMA Psychiatry)
A 2 year multidomain intervention of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk monitoring versus control to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk elderly people (FINGER) (The Lancet)
Baycrest to house the Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (Baycrest)
Healthy minds 0–100 years: Optimising the use of European brain imaging cohorts (Lifebrain) (Consortium funded by Horizon 2020)
Can you grow your hippocampus? Yes. Here’s how, and why it matters (SharpBrains)

III. Technology Trends

Trends in Neurotechnology (Potomac Institute for Policy Studies)
Infographic & Report on Pervasive Neurotechnology: A Groundbreaking Analysis of 10,000+ Patent Filings Transforming Medicine, Health, Entertainment and Business (SharpBrains)
My Virtual Dream: Collective Neurofeedback in an Immersive Art Environment (PLOS One)
At the frontier of Big Data and Brain Health (PPT presentation by several experts)
Towards new human rights in the age of neuroscience and neurotechnology (Life Sciences, Society and Policy)

IV. Market data, players and trends

Five reasons the future of brain enhancement is digital, pervasive and (hopefully) bright (World Economic Forum)
Infographic & Report on Digital Platforms for Brain/ Cognitive Assessment, Monitoring and Enhancement (SharpBrains)
Taking cognitive/ emotional assessments and therapies to scale (PPT presentation by several experts)
10 neurotechnologies about to transform brain enhancement and brain health (SharpBrains)

Best practices to fund, develop and commercialize evidence-based innovation (PPT presentation by several experts)

V. Great Brain Books

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science, by Norman Doidge
The New Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes in a Complex World, by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg
The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age, by Alvaro Fernandez, Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg and Dr. Pascale Michelon
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: How I Left My Learning Disability Behind and Other Stories of Cognitive Transformation, by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves, by Sharon Begley

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If you are still looking for more, here you can find several educational resources to help you better understand and apply emerging science and best practices: