You May Unrot Your Mind; New Video Games Aim to Stave Off Midlife Brain Decay

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 28, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

A half-hour of cardio work. An hour hitting the weights. Twenty minutes playing video games. Is this the workout of the future?

It could be, if the claims Nintendo is making about its "Brain Training" games turn out to be accurate. The games, the first of which is scheduled for U.S. release next month, include a variety of mental exercises the company says are designed to keep aging minds youthful and healthy.

Brain Training is "kind of like a treadmill for the mind," said Perrin Kaplan, vice president of marketing and corporate affairs for Nintendo of America. "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in ...

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