'Brain Training' May Boost Working Memory, But Not Intelligence
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 10:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Brain training games, apps, and websites are popular and it's not hard to see why - who wouldn't want to give their mental abilities a boost? New research suggests that brain training programs might strengthen your ability to hold information in mind, but they won't bring any benefits to the kind of intelligence that helps you reason and solve problems.