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- 11 August, 2015FusionThis startup wants to submit its game to the FDA as a treatment for mental illness
- 13 July, 2015GoProMickey Hart’s Rhythmic Universe
- 08 July, 2015MedGadgetNotes from Digital Health Summer Summit 2015
- 06 July, 2015PBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour – Mickey Hart / Gazzaley Rhythm collaboration
- 23 June, 2015The Tim Ferris ShowThe Maverick of Brain Optimization
- 28 May, 2015ABC NewsNew Device Enhances Mental Performance
- 11 May, 2015New York TimesFor Aging’s Effects, More ‘Solutions’ Than Proof of Success
- 11 May, 2015Medium - BrightWhat if we prescribed video games, and not Ritalin, to treat ADHD?
- 24 April, 2015WiredHow gaming can improve our cognitive abilities
- 22 April, 2015GoPro PresentsMickey Hart’s Rhythmic Universe
- 06 April, 2015KQEDPlay This Video Game and Call Me in the Morning
- 01 April, 2015Wisdom 2.0Integrating Video Game Mechanics and Meditation Principles: Adam Gazzaley, Jack Kornfield
- 13 March, 2015BuzzFeed NewsSomeday, Doctors Could Prescribe You Video Games For Your Brain
- 05 March, 2015jWEEKLYUCSF scientist bringing games to Israel BrainTech
- 02 March, 2015MEDCITYAkili Labs collaboration will evaluate video game to treat autism
- 02 March, 2015xconomyTherapeutic Video Game Startup Akili Takes Aim at Autism
- 18 February, 2015WiredNeuroscience meets gaming: Adam Gazzaley | WIRED Health preview
- 22 December, 2014BBDOThe Power of Rhythm
- 19 November, 2014GameinformerThis neuroscientist wants to use video games like medicine
- 04 November, 2014WiredGlass Brain Project visualises brain activity in 3D
- 23 October, 2014New York TimesCan Video Games Fend Off Mental Decline?
- 29 September, 2014Scientific AmericanGlass Brain Offers Tours of the Space between Your Ears
- 07 September, 2014The Globe and MailExploring the upside of violent video games
- 01 September, 2014ABC News“Video games could hold key to delaying dementia”
- 01 August, 2014GE BrainTrustIt’s Game On in the Search for New Neuro Approaches
- 15 July, 2014The GuardianRise of the silver gamers: you don’t have to be young to play video games
- 10 July, 2014Fast CompanyPlay two and call me in the morning: inside the emerging science of videogames as medicine
- 16 May, 2014WiredUKGame your brain: the new benefits of neuroplasticity
- 09 May, 2014San Francisco ChronicleUCSF program lets everyone go to med school.
- 29 April, 2014Milken Institute Global ConferenceUnlocking the Mysteries of the Brain
- 25 April, 2014NPR Science FridayCan We Game Our Way to Better Health
- 07 April, 2014totaleducationInterview with Dr. Adam Gazzaley, Keynote Speaker at The Digital Education Show Asia 2014
- 31 March, 2014tom's HARDWAREVideo Games Could be the Prescription Drug of the Future
- 29 March, 2014The RegisterWatch your brain LIVE in 3D, then train your mind from inside it
- 20 March, 2014UCSFA Beautiful Mind
- 20 March, 2014WiredFly into a visualization of your brain
- 19 March, 2014National GeographicFlying Through Inner Space
- 11 March, 2014CnetSpy on your own thoughts with Glass Brain
- 10 March, 2014LiveScienceVirtual Reality System Lets You Explore your Brain in real-Time
- 10 March, 2014Wall Street JournalInside Mickey Hart’s Brain: How Tech and Neuroscience Are Converging
- 09 March, 2014SFGateUCSF neuroscientists peer into the brain
- 06 March, 2014KQEDNew UCSF Lab Studies How Video Games Affect Our Brains
- 05 March, 2014UCSFNew High-Tech Lab Records the Brain and Body in Action
- 07 February, 2014SF ChronicleUCSF lab uses video game technology to study human brain
- 13 September, 2013Alzheimer's Research ForumIn Small Study, Brain Training Benefits Healthy Seniors
- 12 September, 2013WTOPCalif. neuroscientist helps light up Hart’s shows
- 10 September, 2013KQEDVideo Game Makes Old Brains Act Younger
- 10 September, 2013ABC NewsFormer Grateful Dead Drummer’s Brain Activity Recorded While He Plays
- 07 September, 2013The EconomistPut away the knitting
- 06 September, 2013NPRThis Is Musician Mickey Hart’s Brain On Music
- 05 September, 2013CBS NewsAre video games the answer to memory loss?
- 05 September, 2013NatureRevving up brain skills
- 05 September, 2013ForbesCan Video Games Actually Improve Brain and Cognitive Function?
- 05 September, 2013USA TodayVideo games may improve brain power in older adults
- 05 September, 2013CBS NewsStudy: Video games sharpen seniors’ multi-tasking, memory skills
- 04 September, 2013National GeographicVirtual Racing Fuels Aging Brains – 5 Video Game Surprises
- 04 September, 2013Wall Street JournalNeuroRacer: A Video Game to Sharpen the Mind
- 04 September, 2013NatureGaming improves multitasking skills
- 04 September, 2013The New York TimesA Multitasking Video Game Makes Old Brains Act younger
- 04 September, 2013The Wall Street JournalScientists Use Videogames to Improve Older Brains
- 04 September, 2013The AtlanticHow to Rebuild an Attention Span
- 04 September, 2013UCSFTraining the Older Brain in 3-D: Video Game Enhances Cognitive Control
- 04 September, 2013NPRMultitasking After 60: Video Game Boosts Focus, Mental Agility
- 04 September, 2013US NewsVideo game may erase effects of aging on the brain
- 04 September, 2013CNN HealthVideo game may help aging brain
- 04 September, 2013TIMEVideo Games May Help Memory of Older Players, Study Finds
- 04 September, 2013ScienceNewsNews in Brief: Video game sharpens up elderly brains
- 04 September, 2013Associated PressVideo game boosts mental abilities in older folks
- 04 September, 2013NewScientistBrain gyms can work – if they train one skill at a time
- 04 September, 2013NBC NewsRacy video game makes older adults better multitaskers
- 04 September, 2013Scientific AmericanComputer Game-Playing Shown to Improve Multitasking skills
- 04 September, 2013PopSciCustom Video Game Makes Grandpa As Good At Multitasking As Grandkids
- 04 September, 2013Boston.comCould playing a video game keep aging minds young?
- 01 September, 2013CBS NewsBay Area Scientists Develop Game That May Improve Multitasking
- 29 July, 2013The New YorkerMentally Fit – Workouts at the brain gym
- 14 July, 2013The Boston GlobeCreating a gym for the mind
- 08 July, 2013FutureMed TalkCan Video Games Treat ADHD, Depression?
- 22 May, 2013Providence JournalYour brain on digital
- 21 March, 2013Financial Times ArticleInnovation: Smartwear
- 28 February, 2013Nature“Games to do you good”. Gazzaley lab research highlighted.
- 01 February, 2013KLOS LA Rock radioCynthia Fox interviews Adam Gazzaley and Mickey Hart on the recent collaboration7
- 28 January, 2013TEDxASB: Mumbai, IndiaClosing the Loop between the Brain and Education
- 26 December, 2012TIME ArticleUnlikely Partners: Grateful Dead Drummer Teams with Scientist to Study How Rhythm Heals
- 26 November, 2012KALWInterview with Adam Gazzaley: “The costs of multitasking” by Ben Trefny
- 09 November, 2012The ScientistA Brain for Rhythm
- 03 November, 2012The New York TimesHow Science Can Build a Better You
- 29 October, 2012Conde Nast TravelerHow to Escape the Grid and Unplug on a Vacation
- 29 October, 2012UCOPMaking a game out of improving the ‘sticky’ brain
- 24 October, 2012Gavin Newsom TV showInterview with Adam Gazzaley and Mickey Hart
- 23 September, 2012Huffington PostMickey Hart’s Brain on Drums: Interview at AARP in New Orleans
- 23 September, 2012CNN OpinionHow mobile tech can influence our brain
- 12 September, 2012Forbes InterviewAre Smartphones Making Us Dumber?
- 10 September, 2012Commonwealth ClubVideo Games as Cognitive Enhancers
- 10 September, 2012SFWeeklyVideo of the Day: Videogames Make Us Smarter
- 10 September, 2012Commonwealth ClubLecture by Adam Gazzaley: “Video Games as Cognitive Enhancers”
- 14 August, 2012KQED Forum - NPR Interview“Memory and the Aging Brain” with host Ysabel Duron
- 09 August, 2012io9 interviewThe Right Way and Wrong Way to Let Your Mind Wander
- 31 July, 2012The Wall Street JournalGames to Sharpen the Brain
- 31 July, 2012Wall Street JournalCan Videogames Treat ADHD?
- 30 June, 2012The New York TimesI Took a Web Detour, and Now I Feel Better
- 26 June, 2012Inside BayArea NewsYour Brain on Computers: Neuroscience and Tech’s Devices of Distraction
- 19 June, 2012Commonwealth ClubYour Brain on Computers: Neuroscience and Tech’s Devices of Distraction
- 16 April, 2012AARPLecture by Adam Gazzaley: “Exercising the Brain”
- 08 April, 2012BBC Click!Interview with Dr. Adam Gazzaley on technology and its growing impact on our lives
- 06 April, 2012San Francisco ChronicleGoogle’s Internet glasses a window into isolation.
- 03 April, 2012The Senior Living ExecutiveInterview with Dr. Gazzaley: “Understanding Senior Moments.”
- 28 March, 2012UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the PublicExploring the Crossroads of Attention and Memory in the Aging Brain
- 26 March, 2012The Wall Street Journal BlogsCan Multitasking Be Improved?
- 13 March, 2012The Associated PressDr. Gazzaley’s interview with AP Mobile at the SXSW Conference. Hosted by Abram Boise
- 12 March, 2012Xconomy, San FranciscoAkili Interactive Seeks to Make Video Games That Heal, Not Harm.
- 09 March, 2012South by Southwest (SXSW)Panel interview with Rachel Emma Silverman: “Your Brain on Multitasking.”
- 01 March, 2012UCSF News CentreMultitasking Is Subject of PBS Program to Air March 4.
- 01 March, 2012PBS SpecialThe Distracted Mind with Dr. Adam Gazzaley
- 25 November, 2011York House School TED Talk“The Distracted Mind” with Dr. Adam Gazzaley
- 16 November, 2011UCSF News ServiceRetraining the Brain – All Is not Lost, Despite Aging, Injuries, or Mental Illness.
- 11 November, 2011Alzheimer Research ForumCortical Hubs Form “Rich Club” in Human Brain.
- 04 November, 2011Futures in BiotechCogito, Ergo Sum… Multitasking?
- 01 November, 2011Commonwealth ClubSocial Networking on the Brain: Neuroscience and the New Media”
- 24 October, 2011Games for Health Europe - "Video games as cognitive neurotherapeutics"keynote address in Amsterdam, NL.
- 11 October, 2011AARP RadioOur Aging Brains: Age Related Memory Loss.
- 17 August, 2011Dana FoundationWhy Working Memory May Fade.
- 28 July, 2011CNN HealthDo you obsessively check your smartphone?
- 19 July, 2011SF Weekly - Adam Gazzaley, Head Doctor, Explains“This Is Your Brain on Social Media.” By Michael Leaverton.
- 23 June, 2011Health.comWhy Multitasking May Be Bad for Your Brain.
- 15 June, 2011Brain Plasticity Across the Lifespan
- 01 June, 2011Nature NeuropodWandering Minds.
- 20 May, 2011Processor MagazineMemory Loss Linked to Multi-tasking (Page 20)
- 06 May, 2011LA TimesMultitaskers may be falling behind.
- 17 April, 2011TEDX San JoseBrain: Memory and Multitasking.
- 16 April, 2011San Francisco ChronicleA”ll those tweets, apps, updates may drain brain.” By James Temple.
- 12 April, 2011TIMECan You Multitask? It’ll Get Tougher With Age.
- 12 April, 2011Medical News TodayThe Impact Of Distractions And Interruptions Reveals The Fragility Of Working Memory.
- 11 April, 2011New York TimesMultitasking Takes Toll on Memory, Study Finds.
- 11 April, 2011Science MagazineHow Distractions Cause ‘Senior Moments’.
- 11 April, 2011CNNWhy it’s harder to multitask as you get older.
- 11 April, 2011Live ScienceMemory Study Explains ‘Senior Moments’.
- 11 April, 2011WiredBrain Scans Show How Multitasking Is Harder for Seniors.
- 11 April, 2011Web MDMultitasking Gets Harder With Age.
- 11 April, 2011TelegraphThe brain finds it harder to multi-task as you get older.
- 11 April, 2011Science Newsline: MedicineUCSF Study on Multitasking Reveals Switching Glitch in Aging Brain.
- 11 April, 2011UCSF NewsUCSF Study on Multitasking Reveals Switching Glitch in Aging Brain.
- 11 April, 2011US News & World ReportMultitasking Just a Bit Tougher for Older People: But the difference is in distractibility…
- 11 April, 2011Vancouver SunResearchers find multi-tasking more challenging for older workers.
- 16 March, 2011CNN.comMultitasking and Crosswalks a Risky Mix for Elderly.
- 04 March, 2011San Francisco ChronicleNational Day of Unplugging this weekend.
- 29 December, 2010The New York TimesMy Brain on Video Games
- 15 December, 2010Nerd Nite SFOur Brain’s Perspective on Distraction and Multitasking
- 21 November, 2010Self Magazine7 Simple Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp.
- 16 November, 2010UCSF NewsRetraining the Brain – All Is not Lost, Despite Aging, Injuries, or Mental Illness.
- 01 November, 2010Oprah MagazineBreaking the Multitasking Habit—One Step at a Time.
- 06 October, 2010Discover MagazineExperimental Brain
- 01 October, 2010Applied brillianceAdam Gazzaley: 2010 Applied Brilliance Conference
- 22 September, 2010Globe and MailDoes play really keep dementia at bay?
- 11 June, 2010NPRDoes Multitasking Lead To A More Productive Brain?
- 06 June, 2010The New York TimesAttached to Technology and Paying a Price.
- 19 April, 2010New York PostWhy Tech Wrecks Seniors.
- 26 March, 2010Science DailyMemory Decline Linked to an Inability to Ignore Distractions
- 16 January, 2010The New York TimesForget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky.
- 24 April, 2009Discover MagazineLooking at Stress—and God—in the Human Brain
- 19 February, 2009BBC Radio4Science and the Recession
- 02 December, 2008The Wall Street JournalSurveying the Brain for Origins of the Senior Moment
- 26 November, 2008Scientific AmericanBrains More Distracted, Not Slower, with Age
- 30 October, 2008NPR‘Internal Chatter’ Limits Multitasking As People Age
- 16 September, 2008NBC Nightly NewsLosing focus, not memory, is sign of age
- 06 September, 2008CBC Radio show - Quirks and QuarksThe Old Grey Matter
- 27 July, 2008The GuardianYou must remember this: how the mind works
- 11 July, 2008PBS Science SpecialBrain Fitness 2: Sight & Sound
- 08 May, 2008TimeMemory: Forgetting Is the New Normal
- 21 March, 2008Science CafeBrain Man: A Conversation with Cognitive Neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley
- 05 December, 2007Science MagazineFaulty Wiring in the Aging Brain
- 06 March, 2006The Wall Street JournalOld Brains Don’t Work That Badly After All, Especially Trained Ones
- 12 September, 2005WebMDA Reason Why Memory May Falter With Age
- 11 September, 2005BBC NewsDistractions ‘hit ageing memory’