Comments on: Do Brain Games Really Make You Smarter?

By: Erin Matlock

Erin Matlock — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:46:00 +0000

Hi John,

Thanks for the comment. The BBC actually contacted me with a list of questions during their study. We talked about it here on the blog, and some of our readers even signed up to participate. After the study concluded, I wrote a post discussing the findings, and I included the reactions of several people in the industry. You can find it here: http://www.braintraining101.com/bbc-releases-brain-training-test-results-the-debate-continues/

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

By: John Phoenix

John Phoenix — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:15:24 +0000

What do you say to this study that says brain games Do Not make you smarter?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-20003043-76.html

Please address this issue.

By: Chris @ Gaming Weapons

Chris @ Gaming Weapons — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:17:52 +0000

I'd echo the thought that physical condition can play just as important a role in keeping your brain fit. A fitter body means higher energy levels and improved alertness, and that can improve thought processes and reaction times. .-= Chris @ Gaming Weapons´s last blog ..Looking For A 17-Inch Laptop Cooler? =-.

By: Jon Beebe

Jon Beebe — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:59:35 +0000

Oh and p.s. I forgot to include this at the end of my last comment I was on my soapbox and completely forgot.

You have a lot of great content here, I subscribed to your feed and plan on keeping up with future updates… keep up the great work on your blog!

By: Jon Beebe

Jon Beebe — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:56:06 +0000

Well my whole view about the “smart” or “smarter” issue is that the whole thing is mostly perception, since people rarely actually check other people’s intelligence level (or their own for that matter), does it really matter all that much if brain games “technically” make you smarter?

What I’m trying to say is, increase alertness and awareness, improved memory, clearer and quicker thinking, and all the other benefits you listed increase not only OTHER people perception of your intelligence, but more importantly, your own perception. If it doesn’t actually make you smarter, wouldn’t it in fact be the same effect if it made you FEEL smarter and you avoided taking a test to measure if it technically did or not? I think so anyway…

And besides, when your memory starts to decline at age 30 … at least you’ll be smarter than all the 30+ year olds who don’t take part in brain training … which I’m guessing is a pretty large bunch ;-)

Just my two cents.

By: Windows Tips

Windows Tips — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:21:31 +0000

I am addicted to Brain Training on my DS – fabulous way to keep the mind on check.

By: Sergiu

Sergiu — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:31:22 +0000

Yes, it seems that brain games to make you react faster to certain things in life. However, you shouldn’t train only the intellectual aspect of this kind of activity – your proper physical reaction and attitude towards certain things that happen around you should also be trained hard if you want to achieve good results.

Just my 0.02$ :)

-sergiu

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:26:00 +0000

Hey Phil, I am a huge sudoku fan myself. The key to brain exercise is to make sure it is challenging, stimulating and novel. Keep switching things up - Lumosity is a fantastic way to do that. Cassie - LOL. I hear ya on that one. Some of them can be really frustrating - especially just starting out.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:02:22 +0000

I don’t think brain games make you smarter, they make you more frustrated!

By: Phil@gaming mice

Phil@gaming mice — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:03:33 +0000

Haha, awesome. I’ve been feeling like my brain is kinda like…sludgey lately (see, I can’t even think of a proper word for it!), and trying to find things to stimulate it again. I picked up sudoku, which is nice, but these look like they might be even better. Gonna go try out Lumosity now; hopefully I don’t get addicted. :P