Many people use computerized cognitive training, with the hopes of preventing mental decline or improving mental performance. But do these brain training games actually work?
A recent article by Harvey and colleagues, in press in Biological Psychiatry , evaluates the effects of cognitive training in schizophrenia and healthy aging, concluding that computerized cognitive training (CCT) does work.
I read the review paper written in 2016 before and concluded that it doesn’t have effects on Sz, but thanks. I don’t know which one have more validity, but I think it is effective more for old people losing their cognitive ability. I hope there would be more pratical methods to cure sz rather than games on the background of neuroplasticity hypothesis.
Never worked for me,my scores bounced up and down like a yo-yo . As with all these things even if generally useless they’ll work for some people. Same thing goes for medication.
do you know whats even better than that? real games with real people you can play without a computer, i was playing cards yesterday in our brain training group while others played dominoes and chess and warhammer, its great fun for all
Other people… Ick. Only game I play IRL is Cribbage at the senior’s club here in town. They do it right, all kicking ass, convos are minimized. I can’t do it often – large groups mess my symptoms.