Does Brain Training Work? - Psychology of Human Behavior

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Psychology of Human Behavior
Does Brain Training Work

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Psychology of Human Behavior
Abstract
This essay emphasizes on the brain training and to justify that it actually works in increasing the
performance of the individuals or groups. Some tests and researches were done on the group of
people. Out of multiples tests, only few were on the positive note that brain training works. Later
some more evidences were found out which concluded that brain training improves the
individual’s performance and cognitive skills. There are some of the approaches which were
taken by few researchers to know about brain training. This essay focusses on those approaches
and researches as well.

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Psychology of Human Behavior
Brain training is actually a type of cognitive training in which the use of intense exercise of mind
is done for targeting the cognitive skills of the brain. The cognitive skills which are strong are
complicated as they use brain for reading, learning, reasoning and paying attention. These are the
skills which verify the IQ of a person. The skills include attention, speed for processing, long and
short term memory and logic. This essay explored the argument that is made on the brain
training as to find out if it is actually works (Nouchi, et al., 2012).
There was a study which was published in Journal of Neuroscience, 128 adults went under the
training and were tested in terms of performance they given based on their mental abilities after
playing brain training games related to luminosity or normal games continuously for more than
10 weeks. After the tests, the researchers had no leads or proofs which could say that the training
of the brain could lead to the improvement in the memory or decision making etc. Most of the
brain training ideas are actually based on the practice of simple cognitive skills in limited context
would lead to development on a huge range of skills in daily life (Ven, Murre, Nijboe,
Doesborgh, & Nijboer, 2017).
In all 75 scientists who have signed the anti-brain training statement, 54 researchers were
behavioral ones and 11 were of neuroscience. This means that majority of the scientists believed
that brain training does not work after they have studied the topic of performance of behavior.
Remaining 15 percent researchers of this training, the scientists investigated the topic from the
physiological point of view. On the contrary, 131 scientists sighed up for the pro brain training.
29 people were behavioral researchers out of them and 88 were neuroscientists or medical
researchers. This explains that the major number of researchers argued that again the brain
training does not work after seeking results by investigating the physiological point of view
whereas the small number of people investigated behavioral point of view.
When scientists measure the person’s behavioral performance with the help of the tests and
exploring the explicit abilities and achievements, they found out that brain training programs
were effective (Hardy, Sarkar, & Drescher, 2011).
Researches
For investigating the brain training as to if it leads to the cognitive function improvement, the
viewers of program “Bang goes the theory” took part in 6 weeks training program of brain. The