Being mindful: Do brain training games really help improve cognitive function?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Being mindful: Do brain training games really help improve cognitive function?

Firstpost  

Many people are increasingly turning to brain-training games, which claim to optimise your brain’s efficiency and capacity at any age. In addition to these lifestyle changes, many people are turning to brain-training games, which claim to optimise your brain’s efficiency and capacity at any age. Ongoing research shows what actually happens to the brain when it is engaged in new learning, offering a window into how people can sustain their brain health and how brain-training games can play a role. Whether brain games meet their end goal of lasting cognitive improvement across a number of areas is still highly debated among psychologists. In 2016, in fact, the Federal Trade Commission issued a US$50 million penalty to one of the most popular brain-training games at the time, Lumosity, for misleading consumers into thinking that they could achieve higher levels of mental performance at work or at school and prevent or delay cognitive decline by using its product.

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Can a single session of workout improve brain health? Study reveals surprising results
2 months, 1 week ago

Can a single session of workout improve brain health? Study reveals surprising results

Hindustan Times  

Regular workouts are recommended by health professional for their positive effect on health. According to the study published in Communications Psychology, brief sessions of workouts can have significant impact on the cognitive functioning, especially the tasks that require quick reactions and mental flexibility. Study author Barry Giesbrecht, a professor and head of the Attention Lab at UC Santa Barbara, said, …

6 mind sports to exercise your brain and keep you sharp
3 months, 1 week ago

6 mind sports to exercise your brain and keep you sharp

The Independent  

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How Exercise Boosts Brain Function And Lowers Dementia Risk
4 months ago

How Exercise Boosts Brain Function And Lowers Dementia Risk

Huff Post  

Justin Lambert via Getty Images Movement of any kind is tied to faster cognitive-processing speed, according to a new study. During these check-ins, participants reported their recent physical activity and completed short cognitive assessments that measured their cognitive-processing speed and so-called working memory, the brain’s short-term storage. “ is one of the 10 factors that improve cognition and brain health …

Looking ideas for your kid's brain development? 5 fun, memory-boosting games to play
10 months ago

Looking ideas for your kid's brain development? 5 fun, memory-boosting games to play

India TV News  

Boosting memory in children doesn't have to be a chore rather it can be a lot of fun! The cards are laid face down, and players take turns flipping over two cards at a time to find matching pairs. Players must only follow instructions that begin with "Simon says." How to Play: One player chooses an object within sight and …

Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch is a great game for challenging your mind
4 years, 9 months ago

Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch is a great game for challenging your mind

Daily Mail  

Do you like to keep your mind busy with numeracy, literacy and memory games? If so, Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch could be a great way to give your brain a workout, even if you don't normally play video games. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training could be a great way to give your brain a workout You can also …

How brain training games could help tackle Huntington’s disease
6 years, 8 months ago

How brain training games could help tackle Huntington’s disease

The Independent  

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Brain-training game reduces dementia's risk by 29%
7 years, 4 months ago

Brain-training game reduces dementia's risk by 29%

Daily Mail  

A computer game that reduces peoples' dementia risk by 29 percent is the first to prevent the condition, new research has revealed. Scroll down for video A computer game reduces peoples' dementia risk by 29 percent, research reveals HOW DOES THE BRAIN-TRAINING GAME WORK? Game reduces dementia risk by 29% Results reveal completing the speed-training games reduces the risk of …

Could a Videogame Strengthen Your Aging Brain?
7 years, 6 months ago

Could a Videogame Strengthen Your Aging Brain?

Wired  

A sheen is starting to appear on Rocky Blumhagen’s forehead, just below his gray hair. “I don’t know if I can do it,” he says to a guy named Josh sitting nearby in a felt-covered lounge chair. Along with 19 other players and 20 controls, all age 55 to 85, Rocky’s results will suggest whether a brain-training exercise game could …

Mind Game: Habit of playing crosswords can keep your brain younger
7 years, 8 months ago

Mind Game: Habit of playing crosswords can keep your brain younger

India TV News  

Love to play word puzzles such as crosswords? The results indicated that the more regularly people engaged with word puzzles, the better they performed on cognitive tasks assessing attention, reasoning and memory -- decline of which may lead to the development of dementia. Further, such people also have brain function equivalent to ten years younger than their age on tests …

More Bad News For Brain-Training Games
7 years, 8 months ago

More Bad News For Brain-Training Games

NPR  

More Bad News For Brain-Training Games Enlarge this image Getty Images Getty Images Commercial brain training programs are taking another hit. As Jessica Rich, who directs the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, says: "Lumosity preyed on consumers' fears about age-related cognitive decline, suggesting their games could stave off memory loss, dementia, and even Alzheimer's disease." The paper, bearing the title …

Brain training game developed by neuroscientists improves memory in people with cognitive decline
7 years, 8 months ago

Brain training game developed by neuroscientists improves memory in people with cognitive decline

Firstpost  

A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia and could help such patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline. Researchers who developed the “game show” - like application and tested its effects on cognition and motivation in a small trial found that patients …

Memory game app may help people with dementia to have better memory
7 years, 8 months ago

Memory game app may help people with dementia to have better memory

India Today  

Good news for people suffering from early stages of dementia. It has been described as the transitional stage between 'healthy ageing' and dementia It is characterised by day-to-day memory difficulties and problems of motivation At present, there are no approved drug treatments for the cognitive impairments of patients affected by the condition Problem with cognitive training: Cognitive training has shown …

Games that get you to physically engage in the game play are good for brain health: Study
7 years, 10 months ago

Games that get you to physically engage in the game play are good for brain health: Study

Firstpost  

Playing video games which get you moving are an effective way of boosting brain health as we age, according to a new European research. Study author Joseph Firth also explained that, in addition to the aging process, “Various neurological conditions such Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia can also impede people’s cognitive functioning and reduce their ability …

Brain games may not boost your memory: Study
7 years, 11 months ago

Brain games may not boost your memory: Study

India TV News  

If you thought brain games could make you smarter, think again. "Our findings and previous studies confirm there's very little evidence these types of games can improve your life in a meaningful way," Associate Professor Wally Boot said. The study focused on whether brain games could boost the "working memory" needed for a variety of tasks. In their study, the …

When Grey matters!
8 years, 3 months ago

When Grey matters!

Deccan Chronicle  

It’s not about winning or losing a game, but about having one heck of a time and thinking out-of-the-box. With the idea of challenging and strengthening your grey cells, Brain Games Bengaluru hopes to shed some light on the need for intellectual games, alongside the traditional physical sports by redefining the sporting culture with intellectual 11 mind boggling competitions. The …

Do brain-training exercises really work?
8 years, 5 months ago

Do brain-training exercises really work?

CNN  

Story highlights Brain scientists butt heads over the effectiveness of brain training Cognitive training programs lack supportive evidence, a new review paper says One brain-training proponent calls the new study "silly" CNN — A battle has been brewing over whether brain training really works,leaving consumers stuck in the middle, scratching their heads. So if there is a placebo effect, it …

Brain training games may be a waste of time
8 years, 5 months ago

Brain training games may be a waste of time

Daily Mail  

Trendy brain training computer games may be a waste of time and money, scientists have revealed. Brain training computer games may be a waste of time and money, scientists said last night. They said that while people may get better at the exercise they practise, there is little or no evidence this helps them in their day to day lives …

Learning A New Skill Works Best To Keep Your Brain Sharp
10 years, 10 months ago

Learning A New Skill Works Best To Keep Your Brain Sharp

NPR  

Learning A New Skill Works Best To Keep Your Brain Sharp toggle caption Courtesy of UT Dallas Brain training is big business, with computerized brain games touted as a way to help prevent memory loss. Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of UT Dallas Courtesy of UT Dallas "Quilting may not seem like a mentally challenging task," Park says. Enlarge …

'Brain-training games can mend mental health'
11 years, 1 month ago

'Brain-training games can mend mental health'

Wired  

This article was taken from the March 2014 issue of Wired magazine. We've learned that brain networks operate along a probabilistic distribution of efficiency and connectivity in healthy individuals and those with mental illness. Even if intensive brain training via a video game can't induce a complete "cure" in persistent mental illness, it may have an important public-health role. Brain …

Brain training exercises can improve your mind for ten YEARS new study claims
11 years, 2 months ago

Brain training exercises can improve your mind for ten YEARS new study claims

Daily Mail  

Brain training really does work: Study claims effects can be seen TEN YEARS after doing exercises Largest ever study of brain training found long-lasting effect on over 3,000 over 74s Trialists took part in 10 to 12 sessions lasting 60 to 75 minutes each Effects were still obvious ten years after initial training Brain training exercises really do work - …

Multitasking After 60: Video Game Boosts Focus, Mental Agility
11 years, 6 months ago

Multitasking After 60: Video Game Boosts Focus, Mental Agility

NPR  

Multitasking After 60: Video Game Boosts Focus, Mental Agility Enlarge this image toggle caption Images.com/Corbis Images.com/Corbis A brain that trains can stay in the fast lane. That's the message of a study showing that playing a brain training video game for a month can rejuvenate the multitasking abilities of people in their 60s, 70s and 80s. "After training, they improved …

New study claims StarCraft improves players' cognitive flexibility – Firstpost
11 years, 7 months ago

New study claims StarCraft improves players' cognitive flexibility – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Science is continuing to prove that games aren’t necessarily a waste of time. A new study has claimed that playing real-time strategy games such as StarCraft can improve higher-level competencies such as improved cognitive flexibility, which essentially means that players might be able to think faster. As a result of this, subjects who played StarCraft turned out to be better …

Proof that brain training games DO boost memory and language skills in older people
11 years, 9 months ago

Proof that brain training games DO boost memory and language skills in older people

Daily Mail  

Proof that brain training games DO boost memory and language skills in older people Researchers from California noticed a significant improvement in memory among older people who played brain training games The study also found that games increased the participants' language skills Researchers have proved that brain-training programs can significantly improve memory and language skills - especially in older people. …

Brain Training Games Won't Pump Up IQs, Study Says
14 years, 11 months ago

Brain Training Games Won't Pump Up IQs, Study Says

NPR  

Brain Training Games Won't Pump Up IQs, Study Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of the BBC Courtesy of the BBC Computer games and websites designed to train your brain probably won't make you any smarter, according to a study published online by the journal Nature. The study of more than 11,000 people between the ages of 18 and …

Video Games Help Sharpen One's Visual, Cognitive Skills – Firstpost
15 years, 3 months ago

Video Games Help Sharpen One's Visual, Cognitive Skills – Firstpost

Firstpost  

This holiday gift season is packed with popular gaming systems and adrenaline-pumping, sharpshooting games. Regular gamers are fast and accurate information processors, not only during playtime, but in real-life situations as well, says a new study by University of Rochester psychologists Matthew Dye, Shawn Green and Daphne Bavelier. For example, they found that avid players got faster not only on …

Video Game Brainwaves Used to Fight ADD
18 years, 8 months ago

Video Game Brainwaves Used to Fight ADD

NPR  

Video Game Brainwaves Used to Fight ADD Researchers studying Attention Deficit Disorder are lauding the development of video games that reward focus and concentration by using electrodes to monitor players' brainwaves. While these games may be fun, as NPR's Laura Sydell reports, they are also helping people with Attention Deficit Disorder. SYDELL: That's Stanley Yang, CEO of NeuroSky, a Silicon …

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