In addition, we might be able to play immersive apps that incorporate the best video game mechanics into brain training programs to enhance cognition, perhaps allowing people to correct neural deficiencies and even delay the development of dementia.

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The thought process is that we should not reject brain capital due to antiquated immigration programs but encourage high performing graduate and postgraduate students to stay in the US and help spur job and innovation creation here.

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It's conceivable that movies and TV programs will be vetted before their release by brain-imaging companies.

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There are various programs that do this, such as the Dore method, the Brain Gym, the Interactive Metronome, and the groups of exercises prescribed by occupational therapists.

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Neural networks are computer programs that, as their name suggests, behave rather like nerve cells in an animal's brain.

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We don't know what will happen to funding for the programs designed to tackle this war's ugly twins, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, not to mention the rising suicide epidemic among veterans and military family members.

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