Brain training does not improve early number skills
Brain training exercises do not help boost early math learning. However, core thinking skills, including memory and attention, are key skills that support early math learning.... Read More...
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Online brain games can extend in-game ‘cognitive youth’ into old age
Playing online games which are mentally taxing can help older adults to reduce cognitive decline associated with aging. Older adults who played brain training games showed similar brain functionality as younger people who were less practiced at the games.... Read More...
How to train your brain to have lucid dreams
A sleep researcher shares the secrets for training your brain to experience lucid dreams.... Read More...
Train your brain to eat less sugar
A new brain training game in which players navigate a grocery store, earning rewards for selecting healthy food options, may help to reduce the desire to give into sugar cravings. Participants who had higher initial preferences for sugary foods lost as much as 3.1% body weight following daily gameplay.... Read More...
Train your brain, change your brain
Neurofeedback training helps reinforce brain patterns associated with motor function while participants complete imaginary motor tasks. The findings may help in the rehabilitation for stroke and other disorders that compromise motor function. ... Read More...
Train the Brain to Form Good Habits Through Repetition
According to researchers, forming both good and bad habits depends more on how often you perform an action than the satisfaction you get from the action.... Read More...
Altruism Can Be Trained
Researchers report altruistic motivations and behaviors can be changed with the help of mental training. ... Read More...
Brain Game Doesn’t Offer Brain Gain
Researchers debunk claims that regularly using brain training games can give you an advantage in performance with untrained cognitive tasks.... Read More...
Creativity is a State of Mind and Can be Trained
Trained pianists have higher levels of brain wave synchronization when improvising pieces of music, a new study reveals.... Read More...
Putting a Name to a Face
Researchers have developed a new strategy to help older people recall the names of people they have met. ... Read More...
Intervention Becomes First to Successfully Reduce Dementia Risk
Researchers report a computerized brain training intervention may reduce dementia risks in the elderly.... Read More...
Cognitive Training Enhances Innovative Thinking and Brain Networks in Older Adults
For healthy adults over 55, cognitive training can improve innovative thinking, researchers report.... Read More...