
OpinionSeptember 24, 2020
Does ‘Brain Training’ Actually Work?
An online citizen science project is recruiting 30,000 volunteers to assess whether exercises to improve memory and attention are valid—and if so, for whom
Aaron R. Seitz is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, and the director of the U.C. Riverside Brain Game Center, which focuses on mental fitness and well-being.

Does ‘Brain Training’ Actually Work?
An online citizen science project is recruiting 30,000 volunteers to assess whether exercises to improve memory and attention are valid—and if so, for whom