Comments on: Brain Game Review: Lumosity

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:27:42 +0000

Greetings,

I have been using Lumosity now for about two months, but it seems to me that there are many technical problems with the site. While my scores have improved dramatically, at times certain games to do not score properly or have “bugs” in them.

I have written to the staff, but they don’t respond.

It happend with Word Bubbles several times that I typed in words with 15 or more letters and the game refuses to accept those words, saying “No more words with 13 letters.” Weird, since the count is off.

Then with Memory Matrix, I reached a NEW HIGH SCORE and it SUBTRACTED points from my totals in that game. 49 points in fact. Also very wrong.

Lumosity is fun and it’s good, but they need to fix the bugs with the program, otherwise it’s simply frustrating.

By: Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes

Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:10:44 +0000

@ Abby – I’m big on Omega 3, but I don’t know much about DHA (although I’ve read a lot of comments about it readers have left here at one post or another).

By: Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes

Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:08:32 +0000

@ Martin – Yes I do. I don’t know how I stay sane, haha. Thanks for sharing the info and links!

By: Free (Or Nearly Free) Ways To Boost Brain Power

Free (Or Nearly Free) Ways To Boost Brain Power — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:20:20 +0000

[...] week I posted my review of Lumosity (you know, the set of games that are supposed to train your brain), and not long after that I [...]

By: Abby

Abby — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:35:48 +0000

It’s funny you point out your frustration with the math game.. I rather enjoy them, a math nerd at heart I guess! I’ll check them out during my lunch hour at my desk . I think more people should take advantage of them..even might be a good idea to implement some at nursing homes instead of “craft times”..I’ve always been an advocate for nutritional supplements though so I can’t help but mention Omega 3 and DHA for ADDED mental alertness and well being. I love Neurovi over Nordic Naturals, even GNC because it contains the highest level of DHA. They still have the promotion of 12% off for any one interested in trying them out. I think the coupon code is “gift of health”.

fyi-I might spread the word around the office

THANKS!

By: Martin Walker (of Brain Fitness Pro)

Martin Walker (of Brain Fitness Pro) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:17:33 +0000

Hello, Alicia. You certainly cover a lot of ground on your blog. Good for you! These days, there's some very good science about what kinds of mental exercises increase brain power. Unfortunately, I think some brain software companies either don't know the science or are afraid that people will be turned off by it. I have spent the last three weeks preparing a virtual tour of my own software and the science behind it. Susanne Jaeggi and Martin Buschkuehl's study on Improving Fluid Intelligence by Training Working Memory (PNAS April 2008) recorded increases in mental agility (fluid intelligence) of more than 40% after 19 days of focused brain training. I was so impressed that I contacted the research team and developed a software program using the same method so that anyone can achieve these improvements. Mind Sparke Brain Fitness Pro martin mind evolve, llc