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Why the modern world is bad for your brain

January 19, 2015 – 15:41

via The Guardian.

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Brain Training Doesn’t Make You Smarter

December 2, 2014 – 15:10

B73D20AF-AEA5-486E-B5B4CDCFD990A430_articleSigned by 70 of the world’s leading cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists, the statement minces no words:

“The strong consensus of this group is that the scientific literature does not support claims that the use of software-based “brain games” alters neural functioning in ways that improve general cognitive performance in everyday life, or prevent cognitive slowing and brain disease.”

via Scientific American.

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Can video games fend off mental decline?

October 30, 2014 – 20:52

26brain1-master675-v2“Brain training” games like Project: Evo have become big business, with Americans spending an estimated $1.3 billion a year on them. They are also a source of controversy.

via Can Video Games Fend Off Mental Decline? – NYTimes.com.

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Reading Minds

October 30, 2014 – 11:38

reading-minds

Neuroscientists use scanning techniques to tell which areas of the brain are active during different tasks. Now by looking deeper into these blobs, they can decode what a person is seeing, remembering and even dreaming.

via Nature Online Video Streaming Archive.

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