Working memory and sustained attention, which are abilities used in everyday tasks, were better and stayed better. Significantly, other skills also benefited. The skill level remained intact six months later without practice, according to Nature. The game got harder as the players improved.Īfter the training, the subjects' ability to do multiple things at once such as driving and picking out signs, improved to the point that they got higher scores than untrained 20-year-olds. They confirmed that the skills deteriorate with age, but then had 46 participants aged 60-85 undergo a four-week training period with NeuroRacer, which involves a hilly driving course and signs that pop up. Study: Brain games don't make you smarter.Brains-on with Muse, Interaxon's mind control headset.Does brain-training make you smarter? (video).
