04/21/2010 - 3:03am

Real Results, Real Training, Real Research

Effective cognitive training is more than fun brain teasers and puzzles. While these can be entertaining, they will not result in the same cognitive improvements as scientifically-developed brain fitness exercises. Real-world results can only be expected from real training, backed by real science.

09/16/2009 - 4:41am

Sport Advantage- Players' Skill and Brains

We can all agree that professional sportsmen are better at their particular sport than you or I. Is it because of intense practice or are they simply born with better skills? Or is there perhaps something else at work there?

Swiss and British researchers have been looking into this matter and have come up with some interesting insights.

Any sport that involves moving objects (like tennis), requires three levels of response for timing:

07/30/2009 - 3:26am

Aging, Social Activity and Motor Skills

Another Reason to Meet With Your Friends

Remaining socially active has been recognized as one of the key elements for remaining intellectually alert. Now research has shown that remaining socially active also keeps motor skills like strength, speed and dexterity sharp as well.

07/02/2009 - 2:34am

Not Just Cognitive Skills- Remaining Socially Active Keep Your Motor Skills Sharp As Well

Being socially active is a well recognized key to remaining cognitively sharp into old age. Older people who remain socially engaged are more likely to maintain their cognitive skills vital as they grow older. Recent research suggests that people who remain socially active may better maintain their physical skills as they age as well. Socially active people experience lower rates of decline in their motor skills such as strength, speed and dexterity.

03/08/2009 - 9:39am

CogniFit Assessment

When people ask about what makes CogniFit brain fitness programs so different from others, I usually tell them that there are many answers to that question.

And that’s true. But it really all begins with the assessment we provide before you start your training.