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Your Brain at Work: Making the Science of Cognitive Fitness Work for You Helping employees improve brain health keeps them working better and longer. The Conference Board announces the publication of Your Brain at Work: Making the Science of Cognitive Fitness Work for You, the first of a series of brochures and online publications combining the latest neuroscience with practical tips for brain health. With content from The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, this booklet are designed to fit with employers' wellness and HR offerings. It is a colorful and accessible 44-page brochure with chapters on the factors that influence brain health and an "Action Plan" to help readers use what they've learned.

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The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives has a limited number of copies available free of charge. Please contact dabiinfo@dana.org.

The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives is a nonprofit organization committed to advancing public awareness about the progress and promise of brain research and to disseminating information on the brain in an understandable and accessible fashion. Below are the Alliance's members and staff that help make this goal possible. DABI Logo

The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropy with principal interests in brain science, immunology, and arts education. Charles A. Dana, a New York State legislator, industrialist and philanthropist, was president of the Dana Foundation from 1950 to 1966 and actively shaped its programs and principles until his death in 1975. Dana Foundation has offices in New York, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. Dana Logo

Dana.org serves as a gateway to brain information you can rely on. Visit the BrainWeb section to find general information about the brain and current brain research, as well as links to validated sites related to more than 25 brain disorders. Brainy Kids Online offers children, teens, parents and teachers links to games, labs, excellent education resources and lesson plans. Brain Resources for Seniors provides older adults and their caretakers with links to sites related to brain health, education and general information. Also, Staying Sharp provides information about our live sessions and transcripts from previous sessions. Our Arts Education pages support the training of in-school arts specialists.

Get involved in Brain Awareness Week March 16-22, 2009, the annual campaign to increase public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. Coordinated by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, Brain Awareness Week unites the efforts of universities, hospitals, patient advocacy groups, professional associations, government agencies, service organizations, and K-12 schools around the world in a week-long celebration of the brain. BAW logo

Challenge Your Brain! Download crossword puzzles, word scrambles, brain teasers, and word search puzzles for adults and children compliments of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the Brain Awareness Week Campaign. PDF of puzzles to follow.

Dana Press publishes books and news on health and popular science for the general reader and comments on recent books and news on its blog. It also publishes Cerebrum, an online journal of opinion with articles and book reviews exploring the impact of brain research on daily life and society. Other publications, distributed free, are for general readers, BrainWork, a bi-monthly newsletter, three periodicals reprinting news articles about the brain, immunology, and arts education, and several special publications for students and educators in those fields, as well as the Dana Foundation annual report and other materials from the foundation and the Dana Alliance.

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Important Books on the Brain: An Annotated Bibliography of Fiction and Non-Fiction The following descriptions focus on widely praised books about the brain, both scientific and literary. The selections are excerpted from articles in Cerebrum: The Dana Forum on Brain Science.

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