Posit’s online brain-training software, BrainHQ, features digital brain games designed to improve not only memory, attention and processing speed, but also interpersonal skills and overall ...

Brain training software has limited effects So, you’ve got one of those brain training applications and you think it might help you get into Mensa.

DALLAS - Angie Rogers wants to stay fit enough to ride her motorcycle well into her 60s, so the 54-year-old Sachse, Texas, resident is working out on her computer almost every day.

Visit the website of brain-training software NeuroNation and you’re greeted with a reassuring message. “Your potential is infinite,” says the headline, placed above a sciencey-looking scan ...

As scientists butt heads over brain-training programs, a new review paper suggests that there’s little evidence supporting their effectiveness.

Lumosity was founded in 2005 by Kunal Sarkar, Michael Scanlon, and David Drescher to fill a void in the health and exercise market: software seeking to improve brain function.

After eight weeks of training, that improvement was only about 4 percent. Small effects such as those are a hallmark of brain-training software studies, Snyder says.

Snyder recently reviewed the brain-training scientific literature [see “Do Brain Trainer Games and Software Work? ,” Head Lines, by Robert Goodier; Scientific American Mind , July/August 2009].

A DoD-funded study found that a brain training software program helps injured service members improve their cognitive function. Off-the-Shelf Games Help Some Veterans With Brain Injuries ...

He currently provides brain training software to researchers like Vinogradov and believes the work could have far-reaching implications to limit and possibly cure schizophrenia.

Clockwork Brain offers an aesthetic that's miles away from the clean, clinical look of other brain-training software, instead opting for a quirky retro steampunk look.