An effort to pinpoint the exact link between exercise and brain health is the purpose of a new study from Western University, one that calls on participants to help out by logging on and playing video games. They'll be asked some basic fitness questions, then have their cognitiion tested by playing what Owen calls "highly immersive video games." Does brain training work? That hasn't stopped the development of a large industry aimed at selling subscriptions to websites that boast beneficial brain training. Owen led a previous study of 11,000 people, published in the journal Nature, showing that computerized brain training games did not improve cognitive function.

Source: Forbes January 15, 2024 11:06 UTC