Brain fitness software is a hot business, Reuters reports. Parents are trying programs to help children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and learning problems. Aging baby boomers (hey, that’s me!) hope to stay sharp in old age.
SharpBrains has issued a market report that looks at the science and the trends in cognitive training software.
Alvaro Fernandez, co-founder of SharpBrains, said that while circumstantial evidence exists that brain stimulation software programs work, especially over a short period, it is too early to tell if they lead to a lower incidence of Alzheimer’s disease long term.
I’m counting on crossword puzzles to keep me from losing too many marbles.
Here’s a story on a new therapy to help mildly autistic boys develop social skills: Lego Club.
I love the article on the Lego Club. My grandsons (ages 3 and 6) collect and play with Legos, and I help them put the larger sets together. Hopefully, since I am also a boomer, this will help my mind stay sharp. I do have to use my reading glasses when working with the little parts.:)
Hey, and how about that brain exercise program (informercial?) on PBS hosted by Peter Coyote? I just couldn’t get into it and changed the channel after five minutes. I know I’ll regret it twenty years from now. Right.