Of course they make you smarter. The games increase the activity in your brain, which aids in the creation of new neurons and the formation of connections between them.
Brain games: do they really make you smarter?
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 03:10 PM
yes i think they do, for the reason that on the memorising ones they help me get my skills up so i can listen in class
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 05:46 AM
Well, it's fun to do and I assume they make you smarter in some way, so why not? 
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 06:00 AM
For the first few days, yes. After that, your brain recognizes the pattern to the game and just goes to sleep. Playing different brain training games might help. Like, if you have seven, one for each day of the week. That MIGHT help your brain more than playing Brain Age daily. Don't take my word for this. The only sentences I'm really sure of are the first two and the last two.
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 06:07 AM
it depends somtims it makes u smarter other times it just well i dont know
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 06:08 AM
Those game are fun to play, but i dont think it makes you any smarter. Well, at least we are working those brain cells.
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 06:21 AM
It depends on what kind of game you play. Also some people are gifted for such games and others are skilled. So can not comment
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 06:23 AM
huh i seriously doubt that these games make u smarter... but practising a game makes u better AT it... i spose =P
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 07:08 AM
I think it doesn't 'make you smarter', but more likely it keeps your brain erm... well oiled and running smoothly
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 11:00 AM
Mabye not directly but more alert. That's an plus for me because i going to study critical thinking in sixth form college.
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 12:31 PM
i think it is really really really ANNOYING
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 12:32 PM
It trains your brain to be more alert and to handle situations that take place in real life.It does really show alot of difference when I play it and my girlfriend plays it. She doesn't use as much brain as I do, and that is not a sexist remark. She is just not the type to study, more of a chit chat person =).
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 12:44 PM
yes, brain games are proven to grow dendrites which are nerve extensions that bridge different areas of your brain EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A CONNECTION such as a connection that you have made when you were a child : ice=cold...as soon as you recognised that... were actually before... your brain instanly grew a nerve connector
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 02:30 AM
I think while it may not make you smarter, youre better at reacting and noticing patterns and other things after playing.
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 02:44 AM
I don't think it makes you smarter.But those games do give your brain a little exercise which wouldnt do any bad ^^
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 02:50 AM
There's actually an article on this subject if anyone would care to readhttp://www.popsci.co...ecbccdrcrd.htmlIt's an article about how playing video games help improve certain hand-eye coordination functions. It's a short article so I really don't needa summarize it.
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 03:15 AM
Im pretty sure they make you quikcer with certain excersizes.I had a brain age of around 60 but after a few weeks of playing my brainage is 30...so I guess it does!
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 04:38 AM
There are vastly different definitions for intelligence. If you want to go purely by physical evidence, then there's no way to alter you're brain's physical size because new neuron's are never created. Size isn't often used as a measure of intelligence any more, however, scales like IQ, g, and EQ have not become generally accepted because there are still many equally competing theories of intelligence.
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 04:41 AM
depends if ur really dumb or not
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 04:49 AM
hmm...only for fun... its oly pratice your brain...
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 05:54 AM
I don't think it makes you smarter, but it gives you practice for certain brain activities. I don't know if it really helps you in your daily lives.
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 06:58 AM
All it does is exercise your brain.If you apply that execise into studying, then you'll get smarter.If not, you won't.It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. (pardon the pun)
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Posted 12 July 2007 - 07:00 AM
I think they do. Yeah they may be repetitive but if you recognize a puzzle or pattern or phrase then you can apply that knowledge to new scenarios and come up with a clever solution that you might not have thought of before.
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Posted 13 July 2007 - 03:17 PM
well at 1st theyd make u smarter, then itd become repeditive, and that would be be like practice of function. braingames though are meant to actually just give the mind some thouhgt, if u dont use ur brain it gets dumb so i guess you do get smarter.
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Posted 15 July 2007 - 07:37 AM
um...yea...i think they make u a bit smarter =/
