Thursday, December 06, 2012

MindBlog is trying a new brain fitness app

It has been a few years since I have reviewed brain fitness exercises of the sort claimed to enhance working memory and general intelligence (g). A new generation of Apps has appeared, and one - CogniFit Brain Fitness for the iPhone and iPad - gets a brief review in the iPhone App Review. The price is right (It's free), and here is a brief clip from the review:
...fun mind games in the form of visual puzzles are presented for free to each user; such games include jigsaw puzzles, mahjong, “words birds,” and “whack a mole.” Specific skills are tested during each game. For example, the jigsaw challenges are designed to hone users’ updating, focusing, and visual scanning skills while “whack a mole” is built to improve cognitive skills such as divided attention, working memory, planning, and spatial perception. While each game in this app focuses on providing different challenges, all of the games are similar in the way that they increase in difficulty as a player advances through the various levels.
I've put the App on my iPhone and iPad, and will be curious to see whether I get hooked on it. I certainly faded fast on my brief flirtation with N-back game Apps several years ago. I would welcome comments from readers who have tried the CogniFit product.

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:00 AM

    Another worthy app: https://brainbaseline.com/

    and industry infographic: http://www.sharpbrains.com/executive-summary/

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  2. Thanks for the info. I just downloaded the app on my iPad, to check it out, there doesn't appear to be a iPhone version.

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  3. Anonymous7:10 AM

    http://brainturk.com , not yet ipad/iphone friendly but can be played from the web browser

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  4. Anonymous3:48 PM

    I have tried the Cognifit app and I really like it. The idea that you can play with others makes me go back often on the app. I asked their team if soon they will be adding the other games they have on their website and they told me that they will regularly add more. So we will see!

    Thank you for your blog.

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  5. My brother had tried lots of brain fitness app. I enjoyed using his app that is made by a Japanese gaming company. I’ll suggest that he should try this app soon.

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