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.

09/06/2009 - 7:17am

New Brain Technology Helps Understanding Brain Function

A new way of using MRI scanners has been developed that will help doctors and scientists to understand how our brains function. The new technique is called Diffusion Tensor Imaging. DTI tracks the motion of water molecules in the brain which allows us to see where nerve fibers led and give scientists the ability to map the fiber bundles that are wiring together in the cortex of the brain, called connectomes. Until now, scientists have been using fMRI which doesn’t measure brain function directly.

03/09/2009 - 5:24am

Brain Teasers

Test Your Visual Acuity

Read the sentence in the triangle out loud:

If you read A BIRD IN THE BUSH, read it again slowly and you will discover that the word "THE" is repeated twice. The reason you missed it the first time is that your brain often goes into “automatic” mode when you’re reading something, especially if it’s a phrase as familiar as this one. Since you always expect to see only one "THE" in this sentence, that's what your brain tells you, even though it’s not true.

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.