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Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy

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Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, University of California at San Francisco Chief Scientific Officer, Posit Science For more than three decades, Dr. Merzenich has been a leading pioneer in brain plasticity research. In the late 1980s, Dr. Merzenich was on the team that invented the... Full Bio
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Study: Posit Science Brain Training Shows Significant, Lasting Gains in Cognitive Function by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I woke up in a cheerful mood this morning because yesterday the results of a scientific study were published and they once again demonstrate ... Read on »
Study: Posit Science Brain Training Shows Significant, Lasting Gains in Cognitive Function by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I woke up in a cheerful mood this morning because yesterday the results of a scientific study were published and they once again demonstrated that very strong benefits can ... Read on »
Promising Results in Controlling Tinnitus with Brain Training by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I had the great pleasure of visiting a wonderful research team studying the neurological origins and treatment of tinnitus at Washington University Medical School in St. Lou ... Read on »
Promising Results in Controlling Tinnitus with Brain Training by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I had the great pleasure of visiting a wonderful research team studying the neurological origins and treatment of tinnitus at Washington University Medical School ... Read on »
Lessons from the Hand and Mind Symposium by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I had the great pleasure of attending a symposium held in the College of Education at my alma mater, the University of Portland, focused on this interesting subject, and the ... Read on »
Lessons from the Hand and Mind Symposium by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I had the great pleasure of attending a symposium held in the College of Education at my alma mater, the University of Portland, focused on this interesting subject, ... Read on »
Nature vs Nurture, redux by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I made the mistake of watching a NOVA program that celebrated the career and scientific achievements of an important biological scientist, Professor E.O. Wilson. Dr. Wil ... Read on »
Autism and early oxygen deprivation by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health In a July 9th, 2008 post, I added oxygen deprivation incurred at childbirth as another factor potentially contributing to an increased incidence in autism. As I noted in ... Read on »
Autism, mercury, video games, the Courts, and Arnold by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The several-month-old report by the Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on the “Omnibus Autism Proceeding” is old news, but I thought I’d put an oar in, by saying ... Read on »
Brain plasticity and criminal behavior; part 5 by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health If you have just discovered this topic, go back to Part 1 (April 3), Part 2 (April 5), Part 3 (April 7) and Part 4 (April 24); whereupon you shall be fully qualified to ad ... Read on »
Visual training to retain driving competence — and your independence! by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Today, Posit Science announced the release of a new computer-based visual training tool, DriveSharp, specifically designed to improve the performance abilities of adult au ... Read on »
The brain plasticity revolution by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I delivered a lecture at the University of Konstanz in Germany two weeks ago, as a part of the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Heidelberg Akademie. This ... Read on »
Autism and early oxygen deprivation 2 by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I received a wonderful comment about the hypothesis that early umbilical cord clamping might contribute to the risk of origin of autism from a wonderful former colleague, ... Read on »
A Danish delight! Progress in treating cerebral palsy and related movement disorders? by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I delivered a lecture sponsored by the Danish Neuroscience Society and the Helene Elsass Center (a wonderful new research institution in the suburbs of Copenhagen) that ha ... Read on »
Tinnitus. A special example of a failure mode for your plastic brain. by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Millions of individuals (2% of humankind) are plagued by continuous sounds generated in their skulls, not coming from the real world. Because these ringing or roaring sou ... Read on »
Brain plasticity monitored and induced by magnetic stimulation by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I had the pleasure of spending a day last week talking with a world authority on brain plasticity issues, Harvard professor Alvaro Pascual-Leone. Dr. Pascual-Leone has em ... Read on »
Visual training to retain driving competence — and your independence! by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Today, Posit Science announced the release of a new computer-based visual training tool, DriveSharp, specifically designed to improve the performance abilities of adult auto ... Read on »
Visual training to retain driving competence — and your independence! by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Today, Posit Science announced the release of a new computer-based visual training tool, DriveSharp, specifically designed to improve the performance abilities of ad ... Read on »
The brain plasticity revolution by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I delivered a lecture at the University of Konstanz in Germany two weeks ago, as a part of the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Heidelberg Akademie. This is one o ... Read on »
The brain plasticity revolution by Michael Merzenich Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I delivered a lecture at the University of Konstanz in Germany two weeks ago, as a part of the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Heidelberg Akademie. This is one ... Read on »