Brain training doesn't boost brain power

BBC News completed an investigation that confirmed brain training computer games that involved testing your reasoning skills, solving different types of problems like puzzles or doing arithmetic, did not enhance a person’s cognitive functions. The only improvement achieved by the participants in these tests was their playing ability in the game itself.

Experts from Alzheimer's Society, Medical Research Council, and Alzheimer's Research Trust, concluded that there isn’t any scientific evidence that learning games actually improves one’s ability to become smarter. Yet games like the "Brain Age" series has sold over 11 million copies in FY 2008. They may not increase cognitive skills but they certainly are a highly desired consumer product with the Nintendo DS handheld game.