brain-training
Cognitive fitness regimen
Brain-training refers to exercises or activities designed to improve cognitive function—memory, attention, problem-solving, processing speed.
The term typically describes structured programs, often app-based or computerized: She does brain-training games on her phone every morning.
Whether such training produces lasting benefits beyond the specific tasks practiced remains scientifically contested.
Brain's self-rewiring ability
Cognitive training application
- PeakUppermost point or maximum
- DuolingoLanguage-learning software
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
streaks · leaderboards · personalized · gamification · notifications · subscription · mobile
Logic grid puzzle
- crosswordsClued letter grids
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- riddlesPuzzling questions or teasers
chess · trivia · jigsaw · anagrams · mazes · meditation · visualization · mnemonics
Systematic fact-finding effort
- studiesLearns through examination
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
skepticism · claims · efficacy · neuroscience · methodology · debunked · meta-analysis · longitudinal
neuroplasticity
Brain's self-rewiring ability
Lumosity
Cognitive training application
- PeakUppermost point or maximum
- DuolingoLanguage-learning software
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
games · streaks · leaderboards · personalized · gamification · notifications · subscription · mobile
sudoku
Logic grid puzzle
- crosswordsClued letter grids
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
riddles · chess · trivia · jigsaw · anagrams · mazes · meditation · visualization · mnemonics · speed-reading
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- studiesLearns through examination
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
placebo · skepticism · claims · efficacy · neuroscience · methodology · debunked · meta-analysis · longitudinal · replication
brain-trainingphysical fitness
Body's capacity for exertion
physical exercise · bodybuilding · strength training · cardio · athletic training
brain-trainingvegging out
Relaxing mindlessly, inactive
zoning out · binge-watching · spacing out · daydreaming · scrolling
brain-trainingbrain rot
Cognitive decline from junk media
cognitive decline · brain damage · dumbing down · mental deterioration · brain drain
brain, brains, brained, braining, brainy, brainier, brainiest, brainless, brainpower