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A new study raises questions about the cognitive usefulness of brain-training computer games.
Video Games: Product Reviews, News, & Online Arcade - USATODAY.com 2010
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Today, mind-enhancement and brain-training software company Posit Science launched an interesting new project called ThinkFood, which was produced in cooperation with 50 food bloggers, including yours truly.
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A new study raises questions about the cognitive usefulness of brain-training computer games.
Video Games: Product Reviews, News, & Online Arcade - USATODAY.com 2010
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So, while practice seems to help people improve at very specific tasks, brain-training games don't seem to carry other benefits.
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After six weeks, average scores had crept slightly higher for everyone — even people who'd done online research instead of playing brain-training games.
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People did get better at the brain-training games themselves.
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New research suggests I'm not: brain-training games are unlikely to make you smarter.
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If you'd like to try some brain-training tests — similar to the ones used in the study — you can check them out here.
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Over six weeks, 11,430 people completed an average of 25 online brain-training sessions.
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A second group took memory, spatial reasoning, and math tests, similar to many commercial brain-training games.
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