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Little Star

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Thu May 2, 2013, 10:20 AM May 2013

New computer game can 'make your brain three years younger' in ten hours...

Daily Mail
By Fiona Macrae
1 May 2013

New computer game can 'make your brain three years younger' in ten hours with the effects lasting for a year

Road Tour brain train game, designed by experts, shown to be beneficial
Men and women aged 50-plus played game for ten hours
A year later their minds were, on average, three years younger
Makers claim it is 'far more effective' than playing crossword


Think computer games rot your brain? Think again.

Playing one for just ten hours could actually make your mind three years younger, scientists claim – and the effects last for at least a year.

But before you reach for the nearest console, there is a catch. You only get the benefits by playing the specific game the experts have designed, which trains the brain to remember information while filtering out distractions.

Scroll down article for a demo of how it works


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2317955/New-game-make-brain-years-younger-hours-effects-lasting-year.html








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New computer game can 'make your brain three years younger' in ten hours... (Original Post) Little Star May 2013 OP
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