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More Bad News For Brain-Training Games

In a new study, neither control subjects nor those who used Lumosity games showed improvement beyond getting better at the specific games they were playing, says blogger Alva Noë.
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Commercial brain training programs are taking another hit.

As discussed here before, the FTC fined Lumosity a few million dollars last year for making unfounded claims that their "games can help users perform better at work and in school, and reduce or delay cognitive impairment associated with age and other serious health conditions."

In fact, according to

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