Editor's Summary
3 May 2007
The age of the brain
Can computer games keep you young? Brain training programs claim to slow or even reverse the inevitable decline. Nintendo is market leader, with Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!, distributed in Europe as Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Ichiko Fuyuno canvasses the opinion of neuroscientists on what brain training ploys can achieve.
News Feature: Brain craze
Neuroscientist Ryuta Kawashima promotes the idea that computer games can boost the ageing brain — but others in the field remain sceptical. Ichiko Fuyuno investigates.
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