NO!!! People are constantly falling for this psychocrap. We need to keep talking about the real truth over and over and over again in the media because we are being countered by the "evidence" (mostly testimonials) provided by the purveyors of this expensive snake oil.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: Christopher D. Green [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 5:45 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Putting brain training to the test I saw news items related to this yesterday, and was surprised that it counted as "news" or that anyone could get it published as "research." Certainly it was widely known among cognitive psychologists that these kinds of packages, although perhaps mildly entertaining, were useless in terms of improving general cognitive function back in the early 1990s when I was a grad student. Didn't everyone (who isn't also taken in by homeopathy and chiropractic) know? Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== Allen Esterson wrote: ?From the current issue of Nature: Putting brain training to the test ‘Brain training’, or the goal of improved cognitive function through the regular use of computerized tests, is a multimillionpound industry[1], yet in our view scientific evidence to support its efficacy is lacking. Modest effects have been reported in some studies of older individuals[2,3] and preschool children[4], and video-game players outperform non-players on some tests of visual attention[5]. However, the widely held belief that commercially available computerized brain-training programs improve general cognitive function in the wider population in our opinion lacks empirical support. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vnfv/ncurrent/pdf/nature09042.pdf Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=2126 or send a blank email to leave-2126-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-2126-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=2129 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-2129-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-2129-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2141 or send a blank email to leave-2141-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
