Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

Brain training games and apps are not a silver bullet when it comes to managing the growing population of people with neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

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A large 2015 study of 4,715 adults suggests that spending 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week, on brain training activities can improve concentration. Brain training games can also help develop ...

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That premise launched multiple brain training websites and apps, and most likely contributed to the sale of countless Sudoku, crossword and logic puzzle books over the past two decades.

But some scientists, including Ryuta Kawashima, believe that help is at hand in the form of so-called brain training activities augmented with real-time feedback on brain activity. When a person ...

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