The Brain-Games Conundrum: Does Cognitive Training Really Sharpen the Mind?

Few topics in the world of neuroscience evoke as much debate as the effectiveness of cognitive training. Do you misplace your keys regularly? Forget appointments? Have trouble remembering names? No worries. A host of companies promise to “train” your brain with games designed to stave off mental dec...

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Autores principales: Boot, Walter R., Kramer, Arthur F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Dana Foundation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4445580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26034522
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description Few topics in the world of neuroscience evoke as much debate as the effectiveness of cognitive training. Do you misplace your keys regularly? Forget appointments? Have trouble remembering names? No worries. A host of companies promise to “train” your brain with games designed to stave off mental decline. Regardless of their effectiveness, their advertising has convinced tens of thousands of people to open their wallets. As our authors review the research on cognitive-training products, they expose the science surrounding the benefits of brain games as sketchy at best.
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