tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post5880464481576301805..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Do brain training programs work?Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-48837583751976707972010-05-03T10:53:26.193-05:002010-05-03T10:53:26.193-05:00As CEO at Posit Science I want to weigh in on the ...As CEO at Posit Science I want to weigh in on the question of evidence supporting the right type of brain training. There are many explanations as to why the BBC experiment did not show improvement – a likely one is that they built games that were not designed correctly. Our team at Posit Science knows how hard it is to create brain fitness training that creates a meaningful difference in the real world.<br /><br />We were also puzzled why the IMPACT study, http://www.scribd.com/doc/17888028/Smith-2009-IMPACT-Study that enrolled nearly 500 people in a randomized, blinded, and controlled experiment was not included in the Nature article. That study used one of our products and showed significant improvements in participants’ memory when measured by a standardized test.<br /><br />Another long-term study is the 2,800 person ACTIVE study, originally published in the Journal of American Medicine. Ongoing analysis of that research has shown a number of improvements in real-world measures such as depressive symptoms over a five-year period from speed-of-processing training, technology founding two of our products. And investigators have shown that speed-of-processing with UFOV® technology brain training reduced car crash risk and increased the likelihood of continued driving.<br /><br />At best, the Nature article was incomplete.Steven Aldrichhttp://www.positscience.comnoreply@blogger.com