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Brain training comes of age with boomers.(Q)
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The Virginian Pilot
| Date:
June 20, 2008
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By Megan K. Scott
The Associated Press
NEW YORK
Chester Santos has been training his brain for seven years.
At 32, he's not worried about losing his memory. He's taking advantage of a growing market in "brain fitness" spurred by aging baby boomers.
Teenagers cramming for tests and people worried about "senior moments" can now turn to an explosion of brain-assisting video games, such as Nintendo's "Brain Age"; puzzles that are...