Posts Tagged ‘brain-training-games’
BBC brain training study apparently retracts previous overgeneralized claim that “brain training doesn’t work”
Online brain training ‘helps older adults with everyday tasks’ (BBC): “Nearly 7,000 people aged 50 and over signed up for the six-month experiment, launched by BBC TV’s Bang Goes The Theory…Some of the volunteers were encouraged to play online brain training games for 10 minutes at a time, as often as they wished. The others —…
Read MoreTraining our brains with novelty, challenge…and videogames (20-minute panel discussion)
How Do Video Games Affect The Brain? (Huffington Post Live): Americans play a lot of video games — that much isn’t up for dispute. But the impact on our brains is, along with the billion dollar industry that has sprung up around games, designed to make you smarter. Can “brain training” games make real change?
Read MoreOpen question: How to personalize brain training based on age, personality, biology, and more?
— Brain Training Goes to School (WebMD): “Kristy Lea was searching for a way to help her 5‑year-old son improve his ADHD, and she wanted to reserve medication as a last resort…Increasingly, therapists, school systems, and parents are turning to brain-training games to help children with learning challenges. “If you look at the [scientific research],…
Read MoreTo treat depression, we will likely combine neuroplasticity-based brain training games with antidepressants
Computer Games Better Than Medication in Treating Elderly Depression (Live Science): “Computer games could help in treating older people with depression who haven’t been helped by antidepressant drugs or other treatments for the disorder…In a study of 11 older patients, researchers found playing certain computer games was just as effective at reducing symptoms of depression as
Read MoreUpgrading Education and Health in light of Neuroscience: The Frontier of Gaming?
— We had a great event last Thursday in London to discuss the future of applied neuroscience and gaming. Thank you, Brainbow/ Peak team, for hosting us, and Strategic North for helping promote it!
Read MoreUpdate: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years (even APOE4 carriers)
___ Time for SharpBrains’ June 2014 e‑newsletter, featuring a wealth of insights, science reports, upcoming events, and fun brain teasers. First of all, let us highlight what may well become the research finding of the year. As you can read in Mental stimulation over genetics: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years, “For APOE4 carriers with…
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