Mind Games

April, 2015

A NEW BATCH OF APPS CLAIM TO MAKE YOU SMARTER, BUT ARE THEY TRAINING OR DRAINING YOUR BRAINPOWER? • Forget biceps— brains are the muscle to train these days. The basis for exercis­ing your mind comes from the concept of plasticity, mean­ing the brain at any age can modify itself in response to being stimulated. Tech com­panies have already jumped in with mobile games that promise to enhance your cognitive abili­ties. But do they work? Although they won't boost your IQ to genius propor­tions, som...