Does Brain Training Work?
Great question! The answer is…it depends. There are several outspoken critics of cognitive training who have made it difficult to highlight the outstanding positive results we’re seeing every day in our research on clinician-delivered brain training. Our results and those of other researchers who have examined the LearningRx methodology, for example, have found that it works. But not all brain training programs are alike.
There’s a big difference between computerized “brain games” and a therapeutic intervention delivered by a cognitive trainer. Just like there’s a big difference between playing a video game and flying a fighter jet. Some of the tasks might seem similar…but it’s not the same thing!
However, we encourage you to read our results and compare them with research on brain games. And then re-ask the question, “Does brain training work?” We bet you’ll end up with the same response we use…it depends!
Check out our research on brain training here: https://www.gibsonresearchinstitute.org/publications/
Read my editorial in Modern Brain Journal: http://www.modernbrainjournal.org/brain-training-and-fitness/does-brain-training-work/
To a better brain!
~Dr. Amy
Amy Lawson Moore, PhD
Cognitive Psychologist
VP of Research
Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research