#3 - VCAD - The Principles that Guide the VCAD Project

Published: April 6, 2020, 11 p.m.

The VCAD approach is grounded and inspired by MINDRAMP’s Cognitive Activity Design program and by our work to promote healthy brains and sharp minds. This podcast gives a short review of the core principles that guide MINDRAMP’s work. We have spent close to two decades studying brain and mind sciences to determine the most effective approaches to promote brain health and mental flourishing. A grounding in our basic principles will help you to design activities that reflect the science.  

 The MINDRAMP Mission and the Goal of Qualongevity

MINDRAMP’s Cognitive Enhancement Strategies

  • The Positive Plasticity Premise
  • Behavior and Lifestyle Modification 
  • Risk-Management
  • Treating Causes not symptoms.
  • Taking a Combinatorial approach
  • The CogWheels of Brain Health
  • Customizing programs; using precision applied brain science
  • The Need for Continual vigilance to sustain benefits.