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Cognitive Games for Improved Brain Function
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A game design team has created a 3D game that challenges cognitive demands, working memory, selective attention, and task-switching, with benefits on cognitive control and the ability to understand changes in the brain. The game adapts as the player improves, scaling the challenge according to their cognitive abilities.
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Researchers aim to determine whether cognitive benefits of mindfulness can be achieved via gamified meditation which prompts individuals to focus on their breath, raising money to create an open-sourced platform.
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Researchers aim to determine whether cognitive benefits of mindfulness can be achieved via gamified meditation which prompts individuals to focus on their breath, raising money to create an open-sourced platform.
ChapterCognitive Games for Improved Brain Function
Episode#83: The Maverick of Brain Optimization
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Participants wear a heart rate monitor which is feed into the game algorithm that scales the challenge accordingly to the player's ability, to create an adaptive cognitive game.
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Participants wear a heart rate monitor which is feed into the game algorithm that scales the challenge accordingly to the player's ability, to create an adaptive cognitive game. VO2 max test determines at what heart rate a player should be challenged to be right at an anaerobic zone for maximum benefits.
ChapterCognitive Games for Improved Brain Function
Episode#83: The Maverick of Brain Optimization
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Neuroscape's MetaTrain is a video game that can boost cognitive function by challenging players' working memory, selective attention, and ability to switch between tasks.
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Neuroscape's MetaTrain is a video game that can boost cognitive function by challenging players' working memory, selective attention, and ability to switch between tasks. The game is played in a Mayan-inspired world and has been shown to be effective in improving cognitive abilities in players who played three times a week for two months.