Training the older brain in 3-D: Video game enhances cognitive control

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Training the older brain in 3-D: Video game enhances cognitive control

Added: 05.09.2013 22:21 | 10 views | 0 comments

Scientists at UC San Francisco are reporting that they have found a way to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on the brain, using a video game designed to improve cognitive control. The findings, published this week in Nature, show how a specially designed 3-D video game can improve cognitive performance in healthy older adults. The researchers said it provides a measure of scientific support to the burgeoning field of brain fitness, which has been criticized for lacking evidence that such training can induce lasting and meaningful changes.