How Much Can You Benefit From Cognitive Training?
October 6th 2011 08:00
Last month, scientists from Lumos Labs were at the inaugural Entertainment Software and Cognitive Neurotherapeutics Society (ESCoNS) meeting to present research that moved toward answering one of the most challenging questions in neuroscience: for which individuals can cognitive training regimens be the most beneficial?
After examining data from over 86,000 people who played Word Bubbles at least 25 times, we found fascinating differences in how age, gender, and education affected the amount of training improvement users experienced. You can check out the full details of the research on our blog.
Our single largest finding, however, is that all individuals can improve through training!
South Park, is just one of many depictions of gamers peppered throughout popular media. Films such as The Wizard, Grandma’s Boy, and The Last Starfighter have all helped create a negative mythos that does little to flatter the typical video game player. An abundance of literature has cropped up to protest these widely-held beliefs, including Henry Jenkins’ excellent Reality Bites: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked. But despite repeated efforts to debunk old stereotypes, gamers continue to be portrayed as antisocial, slothful, unhealthy, mostly male, and, yes, sometimes even a little dumb.
With the first meeting of the Entertainment Software and Cognitive Therapeutics Society (ESCoNS) coming up later this month (we’ll be there presenting new research) we wanted to delve into the largest database on human cognition and share some facts about video gamers that might surprise you. We’ve compiled a comprehensive infographic that hits the reset button on 5 of the most common myths about gamers:
Click here to see all the facts and figures as we clear more than a tetris of video game myths!
Our data shows that playing games may in fact correspond with many other positive lifestyle choices. But lest you go straight back to your Playstation for another 36-hour marathon, remember that the surest path to positive results is through playing games designed for both fun and mental fitness. Studies suggest that Lumosity games can improve your attention, speed, memory, and maybe even make you the smartest gamer on the block. Why not play a few games now?
And for those of you who are curious: the data was collected from Lumosity users ages 20 – 30 who have also completed our Brain Grade survey. The “gaming group” indicated that they also played other video games (besides Lumosity training) at least once a week.
All the statements below are FALSE!
Gamers are anti social, slothful, eat junk food, are all men, video games rot the brain
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