Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in.

Brain training games and apps are not a silver bullet when it comes to managing the growing population of people with neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

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A large 2015 study of 4,715 adults suggests that spending 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week, on brain training activities can improve concentration. Brain training games can also help develop ...

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That premise launched multiple brain training websites and apps, and most likely contributed to the sale of countless Sudoku, crossword and logic puzzle books over the past two decades.

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But some scientists, including Ryuta Kawashima, believe that help is at hand in the form of so-called brain training activities augmented with real-time feedback on brain activity. When a person ...

Prof Owen said previous studies had shown that brain training games do not improve cognitive function and that the mental benefits could be a result of the intense nature of many popular modern games.