Unfortunately, Brain Age does not actually bolster brain mass like all those zombie analogies might have hoped for. Its scope is so limited that all it does is help the player get good at a few mundane tasks that it then tests progress on. According to an article in the New York Times, these brain puzzle games don’t do much for you at all. Unfortunately, and somewhat surprisingly, the real solution to becoming the Arnold Schwarzenegger of brains is by going outside to exercise. You know, in that sun-star demon thing.


So next time you feel a mental lapse coming on, the solution is not to pop in Brain Age to solve some quick math or do some challenging Sudoku—rather, you should go outside for a jog around the block