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Can brain training smartphone apps and computer games really help you stay sharp?
- By Kelly Bilodeau, Former Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
These programs can be fun, but evidence that they improve or maintain brain health is limited.
"Improve your memory." "Get a personalized brain training plan." "Keep your mind sharp."
These are the promises of an ever-growing number of smartphone apps and computer games being sold as a means to help protect and even improve your mind and memory. But is it true? Can electronic products really help your brain health?
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