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The "brain training" field has been controversial in the scientific community; in 2014 a group of 75 scientists put out a statement saying that most claims made by companies in the field were pseudoscience, which was countered several months later by an industry-organized group of scientists who said that there was evidence for their effectiveness.
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Posit Science Corporation is an American company providing brain training software and services. [1] [2]Originally known as Neuroscience Solutions Corporation, the company was founded in 2002 by neuroscientists Michael Merzenich and Henry Mahncke, who originally intended to help people with schizophrenia. [3]
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Brain training (also called cognitive training) is a program of regular activities purported to maintain or improve one's cognitive abilities. The phrase “cognitive ability” usually refers to components of fluid intelligence such as executive function and working memory .
In several studies, healthy participants who have used NeuroNation as a cognitive training tool have shown positive effects for working memory, memory, and executive functions. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] One study by MSH Medical School Hamburg and the University of Würzburg observed that subjects who participated in NeuroNation exercises exhibited ...
The roots of CBTraining lie in a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and general cognitive training. Cognitive training seeks to improve cognitive functions for the sake of improved brain processing ability. [4] The basic premise of CBT is that behavior is inextricably related to beliefs, thoughts and emotions. [5]
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