Note: This article was originally printed with the title, "Brain Training's Unproven Hype."

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1. 1. frankcontreras2 12:33 PM 7/2/09

   I work for Posit Science. If you have questions about how our programs work and the science behind them you can visit positscience.com or call me at 1-415-230-3744.
   
   Frank Contreras

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2. 2. jasonfeng7 11:02 PM 7/5/09

   Do the different kind of Games have the same effect on human's mind? or do they sharpen our mind or brain through different angles? For example, playing Counter Terrorist improves people's speed of response. That's what I concern.

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3. 3. jasonfeng7 11:02 PM 7/5/09

   Do the different kind of Games have the same effect on human's mind? or do they sharpen our mind or brain through different angles? For example, playing Counter Terrorist improves people's speed of response. That's what I concern.

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4. 4. jasonfeng7 11:05 PM 7/5/09

   Do the different kind of Games have the same effect on human's mind? Except the same effect on human's mind, do they own individual effects on sharpening our mind or brain through different angles? For example, playing Counter Terrorist improves people's speed of response. That's what I concern.

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5. 5. fitbrains 01:13 PM 7/6/09

   I have been working in the brain fitness space since 2001 and we have come along way. There has been significant scientific studies over the last 5 years that illustrate how we can maintain and develop our cognitive skills through our lifespan. Our company has started to launch pilots that provide more efficacy to our software. I truly believe the next 5 years will see a lot of positive developments in this area.
   
   Michael
   www.fitbrains.com

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6. 6. pcman 10:48 AM 7/30/09

   There are a lot of brain training games that you can play to improve the fitness of your brain.
   Some of them are also free like the one on www.Mind360.com
   

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7. 7. HAPPYneuron 10:38 PM 3/25/10

   There is a growing body of scientific evidence that brain games do work, some of which can be found here: http://www.happy-neuron.com/science/brain-science-research

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8. 8. realbraintraining 12:51 AM 4/23/12

   An interesting article that addresses the question "Do brain training games work" can be found at <a href="http://realbraintraining.blogspot.com/2012/04/does-lumosity-work.html">here.</a>&nbsp;http://. It sites several recent studies that strongly indicate well designed brain training games can significantally improve memory and fluid intelligence.
   
   TJ.

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9. 9. simondirks 11:44 AM 5/27/12

   I think brain games work pretty well. Games like braintraining on the DS, I don't think so. You'll just get better at the games instead of improving your actual cognitive skills. The creators themselves admitted that. It's for entertainment purposes.
   
   But, if you take a site like http://braingymmer.com with games all based upon neuroscientific research, or another similar site, I think you can actually achieve some nice results with daily training.
   
   At least I feel like it's helping for me, and I train about 15 minutes a day.

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10. 10. dangap 09:30 PM 5/20/13

    First off, interest review.
    From my own research (no i'm not a scientist) there are a few programs out there you can buy online that are creditable and do offer follow ups and group discussions. I believe in strengthening the mind with mind exercises 100%.
    You can read my review on such a program at http://memorytechniques.org.
    

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