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What is Brain Fitness? Plasticity? What about Alzheimer's Disease? Learn and Stimulate your Mind! Dr. Michelon, Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Adjunct Faculty at Washington University in St. Louis, writes about the latest research in the domains of brain fitness, Alzheimer's Disease, and many topics related to the brain. Browse through all the posts written by Dr. Michelon or pick the ones that interest you most below: Why are brain exercises good for the brain? Brain Plasticity and Brain Fitness. Mental Activity and Alzheimer's Disease. Stimulating Activities delay Dementia Onset. How Learning can Change your Brain. Do "Brain Age" and other Computerized Brain Training Programs work? Factors that matter for good brain health The Effects of Physical Exercise on Brain Fitness. Is Ginkgo Biloba good for my Brain? More Education = More Cognitive Reserve. The effect of Stress on Brain Functions. The effect of Food on Brain Functions. Sleep and Memory Social Connections and Brain Fitness. The effect of Meditation on Brain Functions. Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Brain Warning Light. The Common Myths about Alzheimer's Disease. Dementia or Dementias? From Alzheimer's Disease to Fronto-Temporal Dementias. Alzheimer's Disease and Genetics. A Russian Antihistamine Drug to stop Alzheimer's? Short Tests to Detect Early Dementia To learn more about the brain in general: The Different Parts of your Brain. Memory Systems in your Brain: Not just one Memory. Adult ADHD in the Workplace. Using Training to Boost intelligence. What does the Brain at Rest do? Brain Imaging: There is More than one Way to Look Inside the Brain. Aging and the Truth Effect. Faces in the Brain: The Other-Race effect and the Own-Age bias.