Brain Training Doesn't Work
February 27, 2009 at 6:02 am
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2009 at 6:03 am by Kyuuketsuki.)
Metro: Brain Training ‘Doesn’t Work’
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I admit when my daughter and wife got really hooked on this on the Nintendo DS and totally trounced me (I just don't think that fast) I had reservation because I'm not thick, just need time to react and consider things ... seemed to me it just showed you're just good at some things but didn't prove you were at others.
Suffice it to say I'm not overly surprised that there's no empirical support for the "smarter" claims.
Kyu
Quote:It's a perfect excuse for owning a handheld video console: 'I'm not playing computer games, I'm brain training!'
But do Dr Kawashima et al actually enhance learning or memory? Er, no.
Experts have concluded there is no evidence to back up claims that electronic puzzles such as Nintendo's Dr Kawa-shima's Brain Training boost memory.
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I admit when my daughter and wife got really hooked on this on the Nintendo DS and totally trounced me (I just don't think that fast) I had reservation because I'm not thick, just need time to react and consider things ... seemed to me it just showed you're just good at some things but didn't prove you were at others.
Suffice it to say I'm not overly surprised that there's no empirical support for the "smarter" claims.
Kyu
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