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Benefits
Below we have provided a cross section of links to interesting material which presents the research, reports, state of the art and much more, in relation to brain training, neurogenesis (nerve cell growth), IQ, memory and the like. Some items are serious, full journal submissions, some are research abstracts, some are reporters’ takes on new science and some are discussions of available studies. You will find that the global recognition of the impact of proper working memory training is remarkable. It is a BIG list, but represents a very small percentage of available science. Elect your reading preference and we believe that you will be pleased and excited when you see the wonderful things that you can do for yourself. Expect to be surprised by the strong new science. This Benefits area will be updated on an ongoing basis as the conclusions of new research emerge and evolve. We expect our website to evolve similarly. We want our exercises to reflect those protocols that current science tells us are the most effective ones. Have fun looking through the articles which interest you. There are more resources in the "About Brain Magic" section on the front page of this Brain Magic site. Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory http://www.pnas.org/content/105/19/6829.full?sid=24bc6e06-13eb-4013-81c1-7eb2200e207b Brain-Training To Improve Memory Boosts Fluid Intelligence http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505075642.htm Brain Network Related To Intelligence Identified http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070911092117.htm Older Air Traffic Controllers Perform As Well As Young On Job-Related Tasks http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309092939.htm Psychologists Use fMRI To Understand Ties Between Memories And The Imagination http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0710-brain_scans_of_the_future.htm Brain System Behind General Intelligence Discovered http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100222161843.htm A cognitive training program based on principles of brain plasticity: results from the Improvement in Memory with Plasticity-based Adaptive Cognitive Training (IMPACT) study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19220558 Recent advances in research on successful or healthy aging http://www.springerlink.com/content/f86506uv043r7026/ Computer Exercises Improve Memory And Attention, Study Suggests http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211161932.htm Improving Brain Processing Speed Helps Memory http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210162039.htm Memory Decline Linked to an Inability to Ignore Distractions http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325102403.htm Can Mental Activity Protect Against Memory Problems in Multiple Sclerosis? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100614161345.htm Physician you can heal yourself!! Cognitive behavioural training reduces stress in GPs How brain training games 'give children a grade boost' Memory enhancement in healthy older adults using a brain plasticity-based training program: A randomized, controlled study http://www.pnas.org/content/103/33/12523.abstract?sid=24bc6e06-13eb-4013-81c1-7eb2200e207b The Longitudinal Impact of Cognitive Speed of Processing Training on Driving Mobility Cognitive Speed of Processing Training Delays Driving Cessation
Cognitive plasticity as a modulating variable on the effects of memory training in elderly persons Cognitive training lowers the risk of worsening depressive symptoms The Effect of Speed-of-Processing Training on Depressive Symptoms in ACTIVE http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2009/01/01/gerona.gln044.abstract Mental Exercise Helps Maintain Some Seniors' Thinking Skills http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/printerfriendlynews.php?newsid=59499 Unexpected Side Effect: Makes You Happier http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142612.php Leisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia in the Elderly http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/348/25/2508 Specialists Study Brain Plasticity and Its Transformative Potential http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/588275?src=rss The efficacy of working memory training in improving crystallized intelligence http://precedings.nature.com/documents/3697/version/1/html Use your brain, halve your risk of dementia http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2006/jan/Dementia_brain_reserve.html A cognitive training program based on principles of brain plasticity: results from the Improvement in Memory with Plasticity-based Adaptive Cognitive Training (IMPACT) study. Plastic brain Outsmarts Experts: training Can increase Fluid intelligence, Once Thought to be Fixed at Birth http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080605163804.htm Preserving Cognition Through an Integrated Cognitive Stimulation and Training Program