Tag: BRAIN AGE

Oh, how quickly minds change. Just a couple of months ago, Google was making us stupid. And it made sense. It was shortening our attention spans and allowing us to become lazy about remembering facts and information. Now, a new study shows that searching Google might actually make you smarter (will they ever make up their minds?). Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) ...

The first major study showing that so-called brain games (such as 'Lumosity' and 'Brain Age') can have a positive effect on mental abilities has been completed by Learning and Teaching Scotland. The organization studied more than 600 students at 32 different schools for nine weeks, and the students used the 'Brain Age' game (for Wii and Nintendo DS) both at home and at school. Students played the ...

The older people get, the harder it is to drive -- reflexes slow, eyesight goes, and one's level of awareness drops as the years pass. These unfortunate realities of aging can make driving a potentially lethal proposition for those getting on in years (not to mention the drivers around them). Governments, however, are not about to start confiscating drivers licenses when people are old enough ...

Nintendo has long tauted its 'Brain Age' series of games as not only fun, but also as being beneficial to your noggin. The say the games can even make you smarter. A new study verifies those claims, at least in seniors. According to the study, seniors were able to perform mentally as well as they did in their thirties after spending just 40 hours with brain training software. The study, created ...

Nintendo's 'Brain Age' series of games for their DS handheld has been a massive success in Japan. The games haven't done as well in the west despite some unusual efforts to get us playing. Nintendo is hoping to change that with with a little help from Aussie hottie Nicole Kidman who has signed on to promote the games. The game series purports to keep your brain "young" by having you to play a ...

Unless you're Howie Mandel, the perks of being famous are sweet. You have companies constantly sending you free goodies in the off chance that you'll show up in public with their products, discuss them in an interview, or mention them on the air. And it's not just youngsters reaping the rewards. Even elder celebrities get the treatment, with Nintendo sending David Letterman a free DS system and ...