mind games: brain test results
DESCRIPTION
For our test, 54 Canadian adults, including Tom, spent 2 1/2 to 4 weeks playing Lumosity. They played the games for at least 15 minutes, at least three times a week.Our testers underwent a complete cognitive assessment before and after the test to see if there were any changes to their memory, attention, reasoning/problem solving or planning. Here's what the tests found:TRANSCRIPT
TEST RESULTS
Descriptive Statistics • Number of participants = 54
• 32 females and 22 males
• Age range: 23 to 75 years • Median age: 46.45 years, Standard Deviation = 14.19 years
• Tested and re-tested on Cambridge Brain Sciences after Lumosity
training
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After one month of Lumosity training, there was no significant change in overall cognitive performance. No significant improvement was observed on any of 13 tests of memory, attention, reasoning and
planning.
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Auditory Digit Span
After one month of Lumosity training, the 54 participants showed no significant improvement on any of the 13 cognitive tests.
Group Lumosity Results
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Tom’s Lumosity Results
After one month of Lumosity training, there was no change in Tom’s cognitive performance. In fact, he got worse or scored exactly the same
on 11 of the 13 cognitive tasks.
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Feature Match0.00
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Spatial Rotations0.00
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Deductive Reasoning0.00
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C-W Remapping0.00
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Verbal Reasoning
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Self-Ordered Search0.00
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Spatial Planning0.00
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Auditory Digit Span
After one month of Lumosity training, the 54 participants showed no significant improvement on any of the 13 cognitive tests.
Group Lumosity Results
Memory
Problem Solving Attention
Planning speed