Light Up Your Mind

Neuroplasticity is the simple, yet game-changing discovery that our brains can and do change throughout our lives. Light Up Your Mind by staying connected to BrainFutures for ubiased, rigorously-vetted information about advances in brain fitness and the treatment of illness.

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Light Up Your Mind

Until recently, scientists believed that brain development came to a halt during adulthood. Today we know that our brains are constantly changing throughout our lives and forming new pathways in response to our environment, actions, thinking and emotions. This is good news for all of us, whether we want to improve learning outcomes for kids, maintain sharp thinking as we age, optimize functioning at work or enhance treatment for a mental health or substance use problem.

Breakthroughs in understanding of brain plasticity have spurred new directions in neuroscience research, producing a wide range of practical applications through the use of:

games, apps and computer-assisted learning
magnetic and electrical medical devices
new medication and therapies
mindfulness practice, diet and exercise

Treating Mental Illness

Increased understanding of neuroplasticity has spurred new research and innovation in the treatment of mental health problems.

Brain Fitness & Healthy Aging

Just as staying physically fit is important to our health throughout our lives, so is keeping our brains fit and healthy.

Neuroplasticity

Neuroplasticity is the simple, yet game changing, discovery that our brains can and do change throughout our lives.

How We Learn

A variety of neuroplasticity-based interventions have proven successful in improving learning in schools.

BrainFutures caters to a diverse audience of:

Care providers and payers in health, behavioral health and older adult services

Educators and administrators in primary and secondary schools

Employers and human resources professionals

Policymakers and the public

Conference Tracks and Plenaries

Conference plenaries feature science to practice knowledge relevant to all, while the tracks showcase innovation and technology in action across three key areas:

Treatment Technologies for Mental Health and Substance Use Problems
Brain Fitness, Youth, & Learning
Brain Fitness & Healthy Aging

Brain Fitness, Youth and Learning

Neuroscience shows that brain fitness interventions can build higher-order processing skills, promote emotional resilience and mitigate stress.

Brain Fitness and Healthy Aging

From physical exercise and diet to evidence-based games and apps, healthy aging engages the brain as well as the body.

Treatment Technologies for Mental Health & Substance Use Problems

Scientific advances in understanding the brain and evolving new technologies can improve outcomes in the treatment of mental health problems.

Plenary Sessions

Scientific discoveries have sparked development of new interventions for brain health and illness which will fundamentally shape care over the next generation.

2017 Conference Speakers

BrainFutures 2017 featured a world-renowned lineup of presenters discussing advances in treatment, brain fitness across generations, the value of technology in treating mental illness and substance use problems, and the range of therapy options that can improve outcomes.