20 Dec 2011 Elite Minds
Recent "near misses" in Australian skies highlight the importance for pilots to receive the support of additional “hands-on” training and enhancement of their cognitive abilities.
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08 Nov 2011 Elite Minds
As planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies, safety officials worry there will be more deadly accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts in the air.
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11 Oct 2011 Elite Minds
Elite Minds are delighted to be working with highly respected figures within the Australian aviation industry such as Tony Schwerdt (Elite Pilot Performance) and Doug Edwards (Ex-RAAF and also with the Fit to Fly Research Project). Their considerable knowledge and experience in the industry are invaluable in regards to their insights on how we can work together to make aviation training more effective, improve situation awareness and therefore enhance air safety for pilots and their passengers.
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16 Dec 2010 Elite Minds
A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that the brains of RAF fighter pilots cognitively outperformed a control group of similar IQ.
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29 Jan 2010 Elite Minds
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has found that video games “increase perceptual abilities, short term memory and helps people focus longer”. Their research also found that a gamer’s improved abilities can last more than two years. This is significant news for CogniFit-Personal-Coach users because independent third party double-blind-clinical trials showed that our program improves cognitive abilities significantly more than video games.
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