Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Do brain training games work? The beneficial effects of brain training games are expected to transfer to other cognitive functions. Yet in all honesty, beneficial transfer effects of the commercial brain training games in young adults have little scientific basis. Here...

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Autores principales:	Rui Nouchi, Yasuyuki Taki, Hikaru Takeuchi, Hiroshi Hashizume, Takayuki Nozawa, Toshimune Kambara, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Carlos Makoto Miyauchi, Yuka Kotozaki, Haruka Nouchi, Ryuta Kawashima
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6868183ac5ce4856baf0c8c5bd0b126e2021-11-18T07:58:35ZBrain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0055518https://doaj.org/article/6868183ac5ce4856baf0c8c5bd0b126e2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23405164/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Do brain training games work? The beneficial effects of brain training games are expected to transfer to other cognitive functions. Yet in all honesty, beneficial transfer effects of the commercial brain training games in young adults have little scientific basis. Here we investigated the impact of the brain training game (Brain Age) on a wide range of cognitive functions in young adults.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a double-blind (de facto masking) randomized controlled trial using a popular brain training game (Brain Age) and a popular puzzle game (Tetris). Thirty-two volunteers were recruited through an advertisement in the local newspaper and randomly assigned to either of two game groups (Brain Age, Tetris). Participants in both the Brain Age and the Tetris groups played their game for about 15 minutes per day, at least 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. Measures of the cognitive functions were conducted before and after training. Measures of the cognitive functions fell into eight categories (fluid intelligence, executive function, working memory, short-term memory, attention, processing speed, visual ability, and reading ability).<h4>Results and discussion</h4>Our results showed that commercial brain training game improves executive functions, working memory, and processing speed in young adults. Moreover, the popular puzzle game can engender improvement attention and visuo-spatial ability compared to playing the brain training game. The present study showed the scientific evidence which the brain training game had the beneficial effects on cognitive functions (executive functions, working memory and processing speed) in the healthy young adults.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results do not indicate that everyone should play brain training games. However, the commercial brain training game might be a simple and convenient means to improve some cognitive functions. We believe that our findings are highly relevant to applications in educational and clinical fields.<h4>Trial registration</h4>UMIN Clinical Trial Registry 000005618.Rui NouchiYasuyuki TakiHikaru TakeuchiHiroshi HashizumeTakayuki NozawaToshimune KambaraAtsushi SekiguchiCarlos Makoto MiyauchiYuka KotozakiHaruka NouchiRyuta KawashimaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 2, p e55518 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Rui Nouchi Yasuyuki Taki Hikaru Takeuchi Hiroshi Hashizume Takayuki Nozawa Toshimune Kambara Atsushi Sekiguchi Carlos Makoto Miyauchi Yuka Kotozaki Haruka Nouchi Ryuta Kawashima Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Do brain training games work? The beneficial effects of brain training games are expected to transfer to other cognitive functions. Yet in all honesty, beneficial transfer effects of the commercial brain training games in young adults have little scientific basis. Here we investigated the impact of the brain training game (Brain Age) on a wide range of cognitive functions in young adults.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a double-blind (de facto masking) randomized controlled trial using a popular brain training game (Brain Age) and a popular puzzle game (Tetris). Thirty-two volunteers were recruited through an advertisement in the local newspaper and randomly assigned to either of two game groups (Brain Age, Tetris). Participants in both the Brain Age and the Tetris groups played their game for about 15 minutes per day, at least 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. Measures of the cognitive functions were conducted before and after training. Measures of the cognitive functions fell into eight categories (fluid intelligence, executive function, working memory, short-term memory, attention, processing speed, visual ability, and reading ability).<h4>Results and discussion</h4>Our results showed that commercial brain training game improves executive functions, working memory, and processing speed in young adults. Moreover, the popular puzzle game can engender improvement attention and visuo-spatial ability compared to playing the brain training game. The present study showed the scientific evidence which the brain training game had the beneficial effects on cognitive functions (executive functions, working memory and processing speed) in the healthy young adults.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results do not indicate that everyone should play brain training games. However, the commercial brain training game might be a simple and convenient means to improve some cognitive functions. We believe that our findings are highly relevant to applications in educational and clinical fields.<h4>Trial registration</h4>UMIN Clinical Trial Registry 000005618.
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author	Rui Nouchi Yasuyuki Taki Hikaru Takeuchi Hiroshi Hashizume Takayuki Nozawa Toshimune Kambara Atsushi Sekiguchi Carlos Makoto Miyauchi Yuka Kotozaki Haruka Nouchi Ryuta Kawashima
author_facet	Rui Nouchi Yasuyuki Taki Hikaru Takeuchi Hiroshi Hashizume Takayuki Nozawa Toshimune Kambara Atsushi Sekiguchi Carlos Makoto Miyauchi Yuka Kotozaki Haruka Nouchi Ryuta Kawashima
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title	Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.
title_short	Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.
title_full	Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.
title_fullStr	Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.
title_full_unstemmed	Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.
title_sort	brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/6868183ac5ce4856baf0c8c5bd0b126e
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Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial.

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