Brain training games do not improve overall brain power, a scientific study launched by the BBC suggests.
The largest ever investigation followed 11,430 people over six weeks to see what effect, if any, playing brain training computer games would have.
While players got progressively better at the games, the gains were not transferable, Nature journal reports. The study clains computerized mental workouts don’t boost mental skills. Players gained nothing in terms of general reasoning, memory, planning or visuospatial abilities, experts found.
But they say more work is needed to see if workouts for the mind can help keep the brain “fit” as it ages.
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