A Consensus on the Brain Training Industry from the Scientific Community
The statement, dated 20 October 2014, says cognitive training produces statistically significant improvement in practised skills, that compelling evidence of general and enduring positive effects has remained elusive, and that there is little evidence that playing brain games improves underlying broad cognitive abilities. It describes claims promoting brain games as frequently exaggerated and at times misleading.
The statement, dated 20 October 2014, says cognitive training produces statistically significant improvement in practised skills, that compelling evidence of general and enduring positive effects has remained elusive, and that there is little evidence that playing brain games improves underlying broad cognitive abilities. It describes claims promoting brain games as frequently exaggerated and at times misleading.
Written from the statement on the Stanford Center on Longevity website, read 2026-10-23.
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Stanford Center on Longevity & Max Planck Institute for Human Development (2014). A Consensus on the Brain Training Industry from the Scientific Community. 20 October 2014