Do Brain Training Games Really Boost Cognitive Ability?

We spend hours every day on our android or iOS devices. The information overflow surely has a mind numbing effect. There’s a floating notion that overburdened with information, our working memory along with our attention span is faltering. 

At this point a mobile game or application that claims to enhance your intelligence quotient in a matter of hours can be tempting. While an application that engages your working memory and triggers your critical thinking faculties cannot harm, it’s better to have regulated and limited expectations.

A research team, under the leadership of Bobby Strojanoski, has done some seminal work in ...