"In summary, research on aging has shown that the human mind is malleable
throughout life span. In developed countries around the world,
later-born cohorts live longer and reach old age with higher levels of
cognitive functioning than those who were born in earlier times. When
researchers follow people across their adult lives, they find that those
who live cognitively active, socially connected lives and maintain
healthy lifestyles are less likely to suffer debilitating illness and
early cognitive decline in their golden years than their sedentary,
cognitively and socially disengaged counterparts. The goal of research
on the effectiveness of computer-based cognitive exercise is to provide
experimental evidence to support or qualify these observations. Some of
the initial results are promising and make further research highly
desirable. However, at present, these findings do not provide a sound
basis for the claims made by commercial companies selling brain games.
Many scientists cringe at exuberant advertisements claiming improvements
in the speed and efficiency of cognitive processing and dramatic gains
in “intelligence”, in particular when these appear in otherwise trusted
news sources. In the judgment of the signatories below, exaggerated and
misleading claims exploit the anxiety of adults facing old age for
commercial purposes. Perhaps the most pernicious claim, devoid of any
scientifically credible evidence, is that brain games prevent or reverse
Alzheimer’s disease."
http://longevity3.stanford.edu/blog/2014/10/15/the-consensus-on-the-brain-training-industry-from-the-scientific-community-2/
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