OpenEducation.net Explores The Importance Of Brain Exercises
June 23, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Being aware of my interest in brain games, OpenEducation.net, a Web site “dedicated to tracking the changes occurring in education today,” brought two very noteworthy articles to my attention this weekend.
What makes these article interesting is that they aren’t just focused on brain exercises and games; they’re also focused on addressing the issues of the importance of these exercises and the “market” for these exercises.
Experts State Brain Exercise as Important as Physical Activity takes a look at the importance of paying attention to brain exercise just as we would physical exercise. The article takes into account writings and studies by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, clinical professor of neurology at New York University School of Medicine and the co-founder of SharpBrains, and Dr. Gene Cohen, George Washington University’s director of the Center for Aging, Health and Humanities, mostly regarding the benefit of brain exercises for seniors. The article also addresses statements from NY Times writer Katie Hafner regarding the industry (game creators, doctors, and geneticists) making money by playing on older individuals’ fears of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
Brain Fitness - More Than Just for Baby Boomers, on the other hand, is an interview with the management team of Lumosity.com that aims to explain the importance of brain games, activities, and fitness - and that Web sites and companies such as this aren’t necessarily out to make “money on that generation’s fears,” as Hafner suggested in her NY Times article.
If you want to check out more posts about brain games and quizzes, be sure to visit:
- The Recovery Cup Board Game Helps With Recovery And Coping Strategies
- Review: Google’s Top 5 Brain Games
- Time To Give Your Brain A Workout
- IQ: Will You?
- Online “Brain” Quizzes
- Get Interactive With Your Brainy Self
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Hello, Alicia.
After reading the recent research study on Training Working Memory (PNAS), I was so impressed that I developed a software program using the same method so that anyone can achieve these improvements at home.
(IQ Training Program). Jaeggi’s team recorded increases in mental agility (fluid intelligence) of up to 50% after 19 days of focused training with a dual n-back progressive method.
As far as I know the IQ Training Program is the only commercially available brain training program based a proven academic study.
Martin
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