We spent an estimated $1.9 billion on digital brain health and neurotechnology apps last year. Does this stuff actually work?
Sandra Wisham had never heard of cognitive training until her senior center in Coral Gables, Fla., hosted a seminar on aging and invited attendees to enroll in a brain-fitness course. Intrigued, she signed up.
No magic bullet But despite the rising interest in cognitive training, evidence of its benefits is still a mixed bag, experts say. “Cognitive training has shown some promise, but people shouldn’t expect it to be a magic bullet,” says Sarah Lenz Lock, executive director of the Global Council on Brain Health, a group of cognitive-health experts funded by AARP.
Wisham, who resides alone in a two-bedroom condominium unit, expects to live another two decades. She wants her remaining years to be good ones, she says.
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