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Brain is our center: cognitive abilities for everyone Thanks for coming over here. Cognitive Labs and its partner sites are the place for simple but effective brain exercise on the web. Everybody wants to do better at work and school and also stay mentally sharp for a lifetime. We're the place where you can do that. Plus, many of our games have been used in scientific studies so you get real science that's also fun. Watch your results over time and see how you do. Whether you are 20, 50, or 90, you can have fun playing our games. Our tests and games work on any computer. Just register to start. Sites: cognitivelabs.com, brain.com, and our other affiliates. There are a variety of ways to track yourself right now - and on into the future. Free: All of our services are accessible - a dazzling array of games and tests for your brain. With just a click of a mouse, you can help us change the world. In 2008 Cognitive Labs was recognized as a 'gamechanger' in the area of healthy games and brain training by Ashoka, a social entrepreneuring organization in a open-source competition. Others recognized included Sims, Dance Dance Revolution, and Remission. We've been mentioned in the NY Times, Slate, News.com.au, PC World, MSNBC, and National Geographic Kids. Enthusiasts have included all sorts of groups: soccer players, do it yourself brewers, Harley riders, bass fishermen, movie fans, artists, shoppers, bargain hunters, along with those interested in mental gymnastics. Basically everybody with a brain. 1. My Memory Our memories are at the core of who we are. We all want to preserve them. Scientists believe that regular cognitive and physical exercise is beneficial in protecting our minds. "Speed-oriented" cognitive games appear to be the most effective of all. We've made it easy by giving you a place where you can take as many tests as you want, whenever you want, and play brain-exercising games, backed up by world-class science. Plus, you can watch yourself over time and see if your scores change. Tests for My Memory | Games for My Memory | A brain gym 2. Faster Brains, Faster People, Better Brain Resistance Focus and Attention are key to our success at many things from sports to school, to operating equipment, to completing detail-oriented work, and even, taking tests like the SAT. Exercising our brain with the right kinds of tests and games have been shown by scientists to be very beneficial. Recent research on cognitive speed shows that it can be a valuable indicator for possible impairment, and, according to some studies, is linked closely to longevity and also IQ, since it measures the speed of your seeing a stimulus and then reacting, or how effective your brain is. Scientists also are asserting that Trained brains, as opposed to untrained brains, have more cognitive reserve and can preserve performance longer. Alert: Cognitive Labs' technology is e-published in Stanford Research, 2007 and in a journal article in 2008. Test for Attention | Test for Focus and Concentration | Games for Attention 3. My Genes Our genes, as encoded in our DNA strands, form a kind of blueprint or program for who we are.  Scientists are beginning to understand how genes contain
clues to ills or diseases we may face later on in life. For memory,
there is a particular gene known as APOE that scientists have
discovered tells us our risk for memory loss. Some people have
APOE
types that are at increased risk compared to others, such as the APOEe4-allele
gene, which carries a significantly greater risk for Memory Loss due to
Alzheimer's, and a greater chance of suffering from early Memory
Loss. Scientists believe that APOEe4-an early human gene, is more
effective at metabolizing fats in a scarce environment, but in today's
nutrient-rich society can lead to difficulties. Our diet and lifestyle
may be causing a bug, if you will, in our genetic program. Finding out
about your genes can be a good idea, for Memory Loss
and a variety of other potential illnesses including heart disease. This test from Cognitive Labs was found by Stanford researchers to be correlated with APOEe4 in a study of community-dwelling older adults. This means simply that people who scored lower on the test were also likely to be APOEe4 positive. The subjects did not show the symptoms that are normally associated with Memory Loss, meaning that the chance exists to intervene earlier (this is up to you and possibly your healthcare providers). We are pleased to make this test available here. Remember, a low score does not mean you are APOEe4 positive, nor does it mean you have cognitive impairment. The value comes from observing results over time. Getting memory for life assures that you have continual access to this test, the cognitive speed and perception tests, all of our new tests and Memory TV, and all other games and exercises. Imagine everyone in the world being able to track their memory, plus eventually connect with others to compare. 4. Games People of all ages enjoy playing games. Our goal at Cognitive Labs is to provide the widest variety and selection of cognitive games anywhere - both developed by us here at Neurogamer Studios and also independent game developers. These games fit with regular test-taking and exercising and your other online activities including searching, reading news, and checking email. Feel free to bookmark the pages after you sign up. If you are interested in joining our developer program, simply email us. 5. Ages The games and tests can be enjoyed by anyone. Many of our users interested in memory are 35 and over; our casual game users range in age from college-age to over 100. Some features, games and tests are likely to appeal to some segments of our membership more than others. We add and remove games based on user suggestion.
Get a test to put on your site or blog, or get widgets that let others share some of the games that you like. Just about every new test or game can be inserted into your site by copying the code and pasting it into your site's sourcecode, and then hitting "publish" or save template. It's easy to post a link on any of the normal social networks - myspace, facebook, and more. 7. Brain.com brain.com - an extension of cognitive labs. The brain is our center - it controls our perceptions and conciousness, our emotions, is the seat of knowledge, our central file system and CPU - and it is the archetypal model for artificial intelligence. Imagine if 100 million users, just a percentage of all internet users, set their start page to brain.com by bookmarking it - refreshing their brain every morning beforre getting started. If the average user improved their response time just 10-15 milliseconds (barely registering) a total of 17.3 days of worldwide productivity would be added to global output. The World Bank estimate of baseline global output is $ 6.545875 x 10 13 The resulting gain from a 15 millisecond improvement would be $3.10256541 x 1012This increase in output does not include the qualitative, but still substantial positive effects such as better memory and thinking power, longevity, and potential early knowledge of issues that you should be aware of.
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