#COMPUTERIZED BRAIN GYM SOFTWARE#
Participants were required to complete 40 hours of training using the Posit Science BFP software (1 hour per day, 5 days per week) at their BG location. Using a novel community-based brain training model (the ‘brain gym’ model), we established ‘brain gyms’ (BGs) in several community locations attended regularly by older adults, including a senior’s recreation centre, a public library and a retirement residence. In view of this hypothesis, we sought to evaluate the effects and implementation of a community-based brain training program specifically for older adults. Nevertheless, some authors speculate that such interventions might still be practically useful for the user (Rabipour & Raz, 2012). Despite positive results, both the efficacy and transferability of these effects may be limited (Buitenweg, Murre & Ridderinkhof, 2012). Older adult participants completed the training program in their homes and showed improvements on generalized measures of memory and attention (Smith et al., 2009). (2009) investigated the efficacy of the commercially available Brain Fitness Program software (BFP) from Posit Science. Computerized brain training programs represent an area of increasing interest because of the protective and restorative effects of regular, targeted cognitive training.Īs we consider the increasing number of older Canadians (Statistics Canada, 2011) these programs take on particular significance as potential interventions to protect against age-related cognitive declines (Kueider et al., 2012)
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