The debate continues: Review finds weak evidence standards behind commercially-available brain training programs

This article provides such a review, focusing exclusively on the use of cognitive tasks or games as a means to enhance performance on other tasks…Based on this examination, we find extensive evidence that brain-training interventions improve performance on the trained tasks, less evidence that such interventions improve performance on closely related tasks, and little evidence that training enhances performance on distantly related tasks or that training improves everyday cognitive performance. We also find that many of the published intervention studies had major shortcomings in design or analysis that preclude definitive conclusions about the efficacy of training, and that none of the cited studies conformed to all of the best practices we identify as essential to drawing clear conclusions about the benefits of brain training for everyday activities. We conclude with detailed recommendations for scientists, funding agencies, and policymakers that, if adopted, would lead to better evidence regarding the efficacy of brain-training interventions. To learn more: Can brain training work? Yes, if it meets these 5 conditions Under what con­di­tions does brain train­ing work? from SharpBrains
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Brain-games Brain-Training Cognitive-Training evidence Source Type: blogs