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HFAC Alum's Ted Talk: The Brain Benefits of Deep Sleep and How to Get More

HFAC Alum's Ted Talk: The Brain Benefits of Deep Sleep and How to Get More

Dr. Daniel Gartenberg, HFAC alum is working on tech that stimulates deep sleep, the most regenerative stage which (among other wonderful things) might help us consolidate our memories and form our personalities. Find out more about how playing sounds that mirror brain waves during this stage might lead to deeper sleep -- and its potential benefits on our health, memory and ability to learn.

Update: Following Report on Placebo Effect, Lumosity Faces FTC Rebates, Marketing Shift In The Media

Update: Following Report on Placebo Effect, Lumosity Faces FTC Rebates, Marketing Shift

Scientific American reports on changes to the marketing of Lumosity's brain training site following a report from George Mason researchers questioning its efficacy, along with FTC refunds to its customers. Faculty and students from the Department of Psychology found evidence of a placebo effect on the brain-training games' results.