Can You Really 'Train' Your Brain?
Brain training games claim to improve your memory, attention, and reasoning skills. Some even say they help prevent the onset of dementia. Problem is, they don't really work. Hosted by:...
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Exercising your muscles helps keep your body strong and healthy, which is why lots of people think your brain works in the same way. There are so-called “brain training” games out there that say they’ll improve your memory, attention, and reasoning skills -- and eventually make your brain faster and healthier. Some even claim to help prevent the onset of dementia Problem is, they don’t really work. Brain training, or cognitive training, claims to rely on neuroplasticity -- the idea that the connections between neurons in your brain are plastic and changeable, and can adapt to new things. For years, scientists thought only the developing brain was flexible that way, but they eventually figured out that even though many connections do become fixed during ...
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Exercising your muscles helps keep your body strong and healthy, which is why lots of people think your brain works in the same way. There are so-called “brain training” games out there that say they’ll improve your memory, attention, and reasoning skills -- and eventually make your brain faster and healthier. Some even claim to help prevent the onset of dementia Problem is, they don’t really work. Brain training, or cognitive training, claims to rely on neuroplasticity -- the idea that the connections between neurons in your brain are plastic and changeable, and can adapt to new things. For years, scientists thought only the developing brain was flexible that way, but they eventually figured out that even though many connections do become fixed during ...
