Brain Training Facts

• Medication is not the only hope or even main hope for cognitive enhancement.  Non-invasive interventions can have comparable and more durable effects, side-effect free.
• Not all brain activities or exercises are equal.  Varied and targeted exercises are the necessary ingredients in brain training so that a wide range of brain functions can be stimulated.
• “Brain age” is a fiction: No two individuals have the same brain or cognitive functioning.  Consequently, brain training cannot be said to roll back “brain age” by 10, 20, or 30 years.
• Brain training is more effortful, and its effects are more specific, compared to a challenging leisure activity.