New research breaks down the potential impact of playing a free online brain game. Here's what experts say about it.

"There is No similar game available anywhere" says Downing creator. Word game lovers and brain-training enthusiasts have a new reason to play every day. Brain Swaggle today announced the official push ...

It’s easy to add to your routine, too.

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Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have gone back and forth on the topic, with no definitive conclusion. Many ...

Lower dementia risk and live a better quality of life with an occasional round of Monopoly or chess with the family.

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

As we age, keeping the brain active is just as important as staying physically fit. While crossword puzzles and Sudoku are classics, there’s a wide world of fun and effective brain games out there ...

Patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) who complete computerized cognitive games show improved neuroplasticity and ...

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research. Surprisingly, it wasn't memory or problem-solving tasks that ...