CITATIONS

Research evidence and articles from leading health care providers that inform the Brainable™ program.

BRAIN BOOSTERS

• A hormone released during exercise might protect against Alzheimer's

• Running enhances neurogenesis, learning, and long-term potentiation in mice

• Running is the neurogenic and neurotrophic stimulus in environmental enrichment

• Running reorganizes the circuitry of one-week-old adult-born hippocampal neurons

• Working out boosts brain health

• The effects of aerobic activity on brain structure

• Aerobic endurance exercise benefits memory and affect in young adults

• Biobehavioral Responses to Stress in Females: Tend-and-Befriend, Not Fight-or-Flight

• Can a Mediterranean diet lower my risk of Alzheimer's?

• Improve brain health with the MIND diet

• The MIND Diet Intervention to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

• Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and the brain: a review of the independent and shared effects of EPA, DPA and DHA

• The Role of Nutrition in Brain Development: The Golden Opportunity of the “First 1000 Days”

• Neuroprotective Effect of Antioxidants in the Brain

• The Neuroprotective Aspects of Sleep

• Sound sleep, sound mind: The importance of sleep for preteens’ developing brains

• The effects of white noise on sleep and duration in individuals living in a high noise environment in New York City

• Effectiveness of stress-relieving strategies in regulating patterns of cortisol secretion and promoting brain health

• Brain-healthy tips to reduce your risk of dementia

• Neural Basis of Video Gaming: A Systematic Review

• How do cognitively stimulating activities affect cognition and the brain throughout life?

• A neural link between generosity and happiness

• A randomized, controlled trial of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) for women with cancer

• The power of positive thinking: Pathological worry is reduced by thought replacement in Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• The importance of greenspace for mental health

• The Connection Between Art, Healing, and Public Health: A Review of Current Literature

• Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain

• Poorer clinical outcomes for older adult monolinguals when matched to bilinguals on brain health

• Bilingualism: Consequences for Mind and Brain

• Chocolate intake is associated with better cognitive function: The Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study

• Music Making and Neuropsychological Aging: A Review

• Large-scale brain networks emerge from dynamic processing of musical timbre, key and rhythm

• Smiles affect response to stress

BRAIN BUSTERS

• Traumatic brain injury and the risk of dementia diagnosis: A nationwide cohort study

• Mental Illness and Addiction: Facts and Statistics

• How Depression Affects the Brain

• Vaping and Mental Health

• Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussion

• Rowan’s Law: Concussion Awareness Resources

• Obesity and Brain Function: The Brain–Body Crosstalk

• Gut microbial taxa elevated by dietary sugar disrupt memory function

• Sugar Induced Memory Impairment: Gut Bacteria & Sugar Not So Nice For Your Child's Brain Development

• The Social Dilemma: Social Media and Your Mental Health

• Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health: Statistics, Tips & Resources

• Psychological stress and the human immune system: a meta-analytic study of 30 years of inquiry

• Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, 2019