Science news articles about 'brain fitness'

... accuracy is linked to changes at the neural level." There are many brain fitness programs being marketed, but there has been little rigorous ... in on one specific regimen, and we can see that at least with this approach, some brain fitness program claims may be warranted." Gazzaley ...

... of the seniors (the intervention group) participated in the Mindfit brain fitness program three times weekly ... a larger clinical trial – but the results suggest that brain fitness programs show promise for helping ...

For those of us hoping to keep our brains fit and healthy well into middle age and beyond, the latest science offers some reassurance.

Researchers found that older adults who regularly used a brain fitness program played on a computer demonstrated significantly improved memory and language skills.

... from educational DVDs followed by quizzes. Those who trained on the Brain Fitness Program were twice as fast in processing ... significant gains, the researchers found. According to the researchers, participants who used the Brain Fitness Program also scored as well as those ten ...

Baby boomers can hardly believe it themselves. In 11 short years - by 2020 - they will hold that unthinkable collective title of “the older generation.”

... and inexperience. Older drivers face a challenge: brains that work at slower processing speeds -- a critical ...

... and instructional support. Computer games -- such as Nintendo's Brain Age -- and software packages that have been developed for and marketed ... said. "There is limited but encouraging evidence that these so-called brain fitness software packages make a difference ...

California-based PositScience has done wonders for HIV patients in suffering from cognitive decline in Toronto with Brain Fitness software.

... is now the Lead Scientist at Baycrest's Centre for Brain Fitness. The findings have exciting implications for conceptualizing ... of Intelligence (Third Edition). The team also conducted brain imaging using non-invasive electroecephalography (EEG ...