In recent years, brain-training apps and cognitive games have become a familiar part of modern wellness culture. From ...

There is no reality check like telling someone the same story twice and not realizing it until they stop you midway. When that’s followed by misplacing your keys for the second time in a week or ...

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"There is No similar game available anywhere" says Downing creator. Word game lovers and brain-training enthusiasts have a new reason to play every day. Brain Swaggle today announced the official push ...

If ever you needed a nudge to give your brain a workout, new research underscoring the benefits of “brain training” should offer fresh motivation.

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

Game-based training improves not only the cognitive abilities of people with initial signs of developing dementia, but also leads to positive changes in the brain. That is according to two new studies ...

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research.Surprisingly, it wasn't memory or problem-solving tasks that ...

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