A Social Game with Heart Mahjong’s value extends beyond individual mental gains; it also builds community. Unlike solo puzzle games or brain teasers, Mahjong is best enjoyed in a group ...

The makers of brain-training apps and games claim their products can do everything from staving off cognitive decline to improving your IQ. But so far these claims have been met with mixed evidence.

Brain research at Western University confirms brain games, designed to make you smarter, don't. (Cindee Madison and Susan Landau/UC Berkeley) Brain games don't offer any brain gains.

The neuroimaging study's participants were all healthy 18- to 30-year-olds with no history of playing video games. Brain scans conducted on the participants before and after the experiment looked ...

Is brain training fact or fiction? Brain training games are designed in a manner to boost intelligence and fast-thinking capabilities, with the claim that they also have real-world applications.

People who choose to do brain stimulating activities like word games, reading and writing, for instance, may be less prone to memory loss for other reasons, Dr. O’Brien said.