Posts Tagged ‘posit-science-brain-fitness-program’
The Benefits of a One-Time Cognitive Training Program Do Last but Wane Over Time
Do you remember the IMPACT study published in 2009? It was a randomized clinical trial with healthy older adults that compared a computer-based cognitive program that trains auditory processing (Brain Fitness Program, Posit Science) with educational video programs (control group). People who used the program improved in the trained tasks, which was not that surprising,…
Read MorePosit Science Program Classic and InSight: Alzheimer’s Australia
Brain-fitness plan can improve memory (Sydney Morning Herald), reports on the recent endorsement of Posit Science’s programs (Posit Science Program Classic, focused on auditory processing training, and Posit Science Cortex™ with InSight™, on visual processing). Quotes:
Read MorePosit Science, Nintendo Brain Age, and Brain Training Topics
A few colleagues referred me over the weekend to a very nice article at business publication Portfolio. While the article does an excellent job at introducing the reader to the concept and promise of computerized cognitive assessments, it also contributes to the mythology of “Brain Age”. Let’s first take a look at the article How…
Read MoreNintendo BrainAge, Lumosity, Happy Neuron, MyBrainTrainer…
A collection of recent announcement in the “brain games” or “brain training games” space: The Wii sets new generational standards for the videogame industry “The ageing of the Japanese population compelled gamemaker Nintendo to widen its audience. Now, the Wii is leading the industry standards. But hardcore gamers are still too important to be neglected.”…
Read MoreNeurogenesis and How Learning Saves Your Neurons
Jon Barron’s blog highlighted this recent press release from The Society for Neuroscience. For decades, it was believed that the adult brain did not produce new neurons after birth. But that notion has been dispelled by research in the last ten years. It became clear by the mid- to late-1990’s that the brain does, in…
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