Feb 3, 2007
MindFit and Posit Science in the Wall Street Journal’s “Putting Brain Exercises to the Test”
By: Alvaro Fernandez
The Wall Street Journal has a great article today, Putting Brain Exercises to the Test (requires subscription), that compares 6 different computer-based brain exercise programs along ease-of-use, fun, and science behind. We at SharpBrains conducted a very similar exercise last year, coming to basically the same conclusions.
The article compares Nintendo Brain Age, MyBrainBuilder, MyBrainTrainer, HappyNeuron, (CogniFit Science) MindFit and Posit Science brain fitness 2.0, and ends up recommending Posit Science for speech processing and MindFit as including “All the machines-a total workout”.
Patti Said of the New England Cognitive Center says that “This one (MindFit) was based the most solidly in cognitive science and what we think stimulates the brain.”
The first fundamental difference we see between a) Brain Fitness Programs such as MindFit and Posit Science on one side, and b) other “stimulating games”, on the other, is the presence of credible assessments and clear, structured set of activities based on that assessment. Given that MindFit costs $149, vs. Posit’s $395, and that it covers much more ground, we typically recommend MindFit as a first step.
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