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Brain-training games may work, or they may not

August 20, 2019

Mark Steyvers, cog sci, MNN, Aug. 20, 2019

Brain games can extend "cognitive youth" into old age

August 20, 2019

Mark Steyvers, cog sci, Technology Networks, Aug. 20, 2019

Seniors multitask in this brain game like they're 20

August 20, 2019

Mark Steyvers, cog sci, Futurity, Aug. 20, 2019

Retaining cognitive youth

August 19, 2019

UCI-led study finds online brain games can extend in-game 'cognitive youth' into old age, enabling seniors to multitask mentally on par with those 50 years younger

Online brain games can enable older people to multitask cognitively like younger individuals

August 19, 2019

Mark Steyvers, News Medical, Aug. 19, 2019

Brain game exercises can enable people in their 70s and even 80s to multitask cognitively

August 19, 2019

Mark Steyvers, cog sci, Health News Report, Aug. 19, 2019

Online brain games can extend in-game 'cognitive youth' into old age, UCI-led study says

August 19, 2019

Mark Steyvers, cog sci, Scienmag, Aug. 19, 2019

You really CAN teach an old dog new tricks: Hard work, persistence and practice can help elderly people improve their skills

August 19, 2019

Mark Steyvers, cog sci, Daily Mail, Aug. 19, 2019

Study finds daytime naps good for older kids, not just toddlers

August 18, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, ABC7, Aug. 18, 2019 (Video)

Imitation and extinction: The Case Against Reality

August 18, 2019

Don Hoffman, cog sci, Los Angeles Review of Books, Aug. 18, 2019

A sleep researcher and napping expert has spent years studying what makes the perfect nap -- this is her exact formula

August 13, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, The Business Insider, Aug. 13, 2019

UCI is No. 1 among Money magazine's 'Best Colleges'

August 12, 2019

University is first public institution to claim top spot in national rankings

Focus boosting drugs not worth the risks, studies warn

August 12, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, Medical News Today, Aug. 12, 2019

'Brain boost' drugs hamper sleep and memory with little upside

August 9, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Futurity, Aug. 9, 2019

Nonprescribed psychostimulants may boost short-term focus but impede sleep, mental functions

August 9, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via News-medical.net, Aug. 9, 2019

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