Posts Tagged ‘visual-spatial-training’
Promising Cognitive Training Studies for ADHD
As noted in our Market Report, we expect the field of cognitive training (or “brain fitness”) software to grow in a variety of education and health-related areas over the next years. One of the most promising areas in our view: helping children and adults with attention deficits improve brain function to reduce ADHD symptoms. I…
Read MoreBrain Fitness @ Education, Training, Health events
In what category does Brain Fitness fit? Education, Productivity and Training, Health? Most of the interest so far has come from a Healthy Aging angle, but we are starting to see broader interest, as in the events below. After all, isn’t working on our brains relevant to all those markets?. 2 busy weeks: I am…
Read MoreWorking Memory: an image that says much
(Graph Source: Klingberg et al, 2005) Working memory is a key cognitive function that allows you to hold several units of information in mind “online” for brief periods of time, typically a few seconds, and manage them. For example, if I tell you the 7 digits of my telephone number, would you remember them? and, could you…
Read MoreBrains Way Smarter Than Ours (and yours, probably)
Roundup of recent articles: 1) Awards ‑Very smart brains: Fun Slate article, Seven Ingenious Rules: How to become a MacArthur genius, once the 24 new MacArthur Fellows were announced (Dear reader: if you are a past, present or future winner, please forgive me for the title). ‑The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2007 Awards (we had…
Read More11 Neuroscientists Debunk a Common Myth about Brain Training
Last Monday, NPR (very good US-based radio station) had a program on “do brain training programs work?” that reflected very old-fashioned thinking. In short, the guest speakers talked and talked about the importance of nutrition and physical exercise (both very important, as we have covered in this blog multiple times), and expressed skepticism about the…
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