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Great articles on a recently conducted experiment for brain training video games!

Commercial companies have claimed for years that computer games can make the user smarter, but have been criticized for failing to show that improved skills in the game translate into better performance in daily life1. Now a study published this week in Nature2 convincingly shows that if a game is tailored to a precise cognitive deficit, in this case multitasking in older people, it can indeed be effective.


1.)http://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2013/09/06/expert-on-brain-training-video-games/

2.)http://www.nature.com/news/gaming-improves-multitasking-skills-1.13674

3.) pod-cast, starts at 13:36 > http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/index-2013-09-05.html

4.) http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/04/brain-training-video-game-old-age