Lumosity has a new brain game and we wanted to offer you the chance for a sneak peek! The game is called “Name Tag” and targets face and name recognition in a classic “Memory” game format. We know, through user feedback, that many people struggle with this skill in settings ranging from the workplace to [...]
K. Warner Schaie and Sherry L. Willis are two of the more important researchers in the area of aging and cognitive training. They oversee the Seattle Longitudinal Study, which followed adults across many years as they grew older, regularly monitoring their cognitive status. Among their most important findings:
Through cognitive training (exercises for the brain), older [...]
Since we launched Lumosity last year, we’ve heard lots of feedback from users saying you love the brain games, and the feeling of getting smarter and seeing your improvement. One thing many of you have requested is more exercises and games. Well, we’ve just raised $3 million from 2 top venture capital firms, as well [...]
Your Brain Performance Index (BPI) is how you measure and track your cognitive performance, and compare your ability in one area to another. All active Lumosity users have a BPI. You can check yours in the My History section, or if you’re not already a member you can sign-up and get your BPI by playing [...]
Lumosity is making its way, with brain games to share, onto new platforms. If you are interested in receiving the latest information on what we are doing in these communities, find us! For starters, look for us on Facebook and Twitter. Become a fan of our page or follow our tweets to stay up to [...]
Children can learn and re-shape their brains faster than anyone else. Not surprisingly, we’ve found that teenagers who train with the Lumosity brain games improve dramatically. There is also increasing support for the idea that training can help address the cognitive symptoms of ADHD.
Dr. Robert Myers describes some activities that can help a child deal [...]
We are pleased to showcase the winner of the Lumosity T-Shirt Contest. After 792 votes for the best t-shirt, Marissa’s smart design, which references memory games in a 9-card layout, won by a convincing margin.
(We’ll have an easy way to purchase this Lumosity shirt soon.)
A few good articles about brain training that featured Lumosity were published in the last couple days:
NY Times: Exercise Your Brain, or Else You’ll…Uh…, by Katie Hafner.
Yahoo! Tech: Brain Game Can Boost IQ…, by Christopher Null.
BC Gaming: Game Review: Lumosity, by Alexandria Jackson.
By Lumos Labs Science Associate Paul Li, MS Neuroscience.
Recently, U.S. News did their cover story on Keeping Your Brain Fit. As you the readers might already know, there are ways to thwart the cognitive decline that often comes with aging, but there is no silver bullet that works every time for each person. It is [...]
Brain fitness and cognitive training articles appearing in the past few weeks have prominently featured Lumos Labs. Here are a few of our favorite:
Reader’s Digest: HealthSmart
Dominic Cadden writes about his experience completing the Lumosity training program.
Fox News: Website of the Day
Check out Doug Delony’s broadcast of Lumosity: “Games for a happy Friday”
New Scientist
Graham [...]
