Posts Tagged ‘brain-training-games’
UC study finds near-transfer of cognitive training to be necessary (yet not sufficient) for far-transfer, broader benefits
Who benefits from brain training, and why? (UCI release): If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about how fast you learn new puzzles, or more broadly, how well can you focus in school or at work? In the language of psychologists, does “near transfer” predict “far…
Read MoreEvidence review: Cognitive training & remediation works, especially in schizophrenia and healthy aging
___ Evidence That Computerized Cognitive Training Works (Psychology Today) “Many people use computerized cognitive training with the hopes of preventing mental decline or improving mental performance. But do these brain training games actually work?
Read MorePerspective: How brain training games could help patients with Huntington’s disease
In the search for new treatments, science often focuses on medication first. But drugs aren’t the only way to fight illness, particularly when looking at brain diseases. My research looks into how playing specially designed computer games might help people who are living with Huntington’s disease.
Read MoreBrain training franchisor LearningRx settles FTC complaint about its marketing claims
LearningRx To Pay $200K For Allegedly Unproven Claims That Brain Training Can Improve Income, Treat Autism & ADHD (Consumerist): “The company behind the LearningRX “brain training” program has agreed to pay a $200,000 settlement and to stop making claims that its system is clinically proven to treat serious health conditions, or that it can
Read MoreUnder new CEO, Lumosity to expand brain training platform with focus on applied skills and broader social, wellness factors
Lumosity’s Stumble Reveals How We Think About Thinking (BuzzFeed News): “The ads were pervasive, popping up on CNN, Fox News, NPR, and Google searches. And they were persuasive: Playing Lumosity games would do your brain good…But these claims sounded a little too rosy to the Federal Trade Commission, which
Read MoreSan Francisco, April 6th: Explore the latest in Pervasive Neurotechnology @ NeuroTechSF
Heads-up: Alvaro Fernandez, our co-founder and the editor-in-chief of SharpBrains’ latest market report, will present Pervasive Neurotechnology: The Innovation Landscape at NeuroTech SF 2016, a new industry conference exploring breakthroughs in brain monitoring, BCI, neurofeedback and stimulation. –> To Learn More & Register, click HERE (20%-off discount code: SB20)
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