Originally featured in The Wall Street Journal and picked up by other publications including, The Australian Business Review, new results from a ten-year study found that computer brain training exercises focused on speed training beat out memory and reasoning exercises when it comes to preventing dementia. 1996 Beeson Scholar, Murali Doraiswamy, M.B.B.S., commented on the significance of this study for the brain training industry.
As the first study to demonstrate that a behavior intervention can reduce the incidence of dementia, Dr. Doraiswamy believes that these results can help add scientific credibility to the brain training field. He states, ““For the majority of brain fitness products sold today the marketing hype has exceeded the science…The Active results will definitely provide a big credibility boost to the field” with the caution that more investigation is still needed to determine optimal amounts of speed training.
Murali Doraiswamy, M.B.B.S., is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University.
For more information on science-backed brain training explore the work of area expert and 2-time AFAR grantee Dr. Adam Gazzaley here.
