We’ve rounded up five fun brain-training games, including the science behind why these games may help improve cognitive health. Read on to learn more. 5 Brain-Training Games For Kids and Adults.

The rise of brain games. Though the brain-training software industry is new, the field is growing. Lumosity, one of the largest such Web-based companies, had 35 million registered users at the ...

So-called “brain training” games are everywhere. From high-tech apps and websites to old-school puzzle books, they promise to help improve all sorts of brain functions. “You play these ...

He likened brain-training games to exercise. Someone who can do a lot of push-ups is not going to measurably improve from a very light triceps exercise. Someone who can’t do any push-ups might.

Exercise increases blood flow to the brain, promotes the growth of new neurons, reduces inflammation, and improves the brain’s ability to form new connections.

Here are the top 10 brain training games you can pick up right now. Threes. Threes is addition and strategy, forcing you to think ahead while sliding around cute, chatty tiles, ...

Patti Pelosi has her mind on the brain. Her mother suffered from Alzheimer’s and, as Pelosi advances in years herself, she wants to ensure her own mind stays cerebrally sound. So she puts it ...

The makers of brain-training apps and games claim their products can do everything from staving off cognitive decline to improving your IQ. But so far these claims have been met with mixed evidence .

3. Repeat. Repeat this brain endurance training protocol three times per week for four weeks, then change the tasks and exercise. "People can adapt to tasks and get bored easily," says Ring.

Spend enough time playing "brain-training" games, and you'll get pretty good at games. But you won't necessarily get better at anything else. That's the conclusion of an extensive review published ...

Brain-training games often give you logic puzzles, lists of things to remember, or tasks that force you to pay attention. If you play those games, you will get better at them.