do brain games work? bryan mascio ht-100 3/26/2014
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Do Brain Games Work?
Bryan MascioHT-100
3/26/2014
Do Brain Games Work?
Think Carefully About
Conclusions
Be Sure You Understand
The Limitations Of The
Tests
Don’t Be Reductionist
Don’t Be Simplistic
IT’S MORE COMPLICATED THAN
THAT
The Sub-Questions:For whom?
Compared to what?
Used how?
What games?
At what?
Measured how?
To what degree?
How?
For how long?
At what expense?
An Example…
Hardy, J. L., Drescher, D., Sarkar, K., Kellett, G., & Scanlon, M. (2011). Enhancing visual attention and working memory with a web-based cognitive training program. Mensa Research Journal, 42(2), 13-20.
The Easy Questions
For whom?
Compare to what?
Used how?
Tougher QuestionsWhat Games? At
What?Measured How? To What Degree?
Tougher QuestionsWhat Games? At
What?Measured How? To What Degree?
Bird WatchingDivided Visual Attention
Divided Visual Attention Assessment
32.8
25.5
Tougher QuestionsWhat Games? At
What?Measured How? To What Degree?
Bird WatchingDivided Visual Attention
Divided Visual Attention Assessment
• Change for treatment
• Difference between groups
Monster Garden
Spatial Working Memory
Corsi Block Tapping Task
Reverse Corsi Block Tapping Task
Forward Spatial Working Memory(Corsi Block Tapping Task)
Pre Post
Treatment
5.9 6.7
Control 6.5 6.0
Pre Post
Treatment
5.3 5.8
Control 5.4 5.6
Reverse Spatial Working Memory(Backwards Corsi Block Tapping Task)
Tougher QuestionsWhat Games? At
What?Measured How? To What Degree?
Bird WatchingDivided Visual Attention
Divided Visual Attention Assessment
• Change for treatment
• Difference between groups
Monster Garden
Spatial Working Memory
Corsi Block Tapping Task
• Change for treatment
• Difference between groups
Reverse Corsi Block Tapping Task
• Change for treatment
• No difference between groups
Speed MatchShape-back task (n=1) Visual
Working Memory
Letter-Span TaskMemory MatchShape-back task (n=2)
C V B N M
Tougher QuestionsWhat Games? At
What?Measured How? To What Degree?
Bird WatchingDivided Visual Attention
Divided Visual Attention Assessment
• Change for treatment
• Difference between groups
Monster Garden
Spatial Working Memory
Corsi Block Tapping Task
• Change for treatment
• Difference between groups
Reverse Corsi Block Tapping Task
• Change for treatment
• No difference between groups
Speed MatchShape-back task (n=1) Visual
Working Memory
Letter-Span Task
• No change for treatment
• No difference between groups
Memory MatchShape-back task (n=2)
What They Say…
The Extended Questions
How?
For how long?
At what expense?
[The assessment uses] …
Immediately after the training…
???
Now it’s your turn…
Franceschini, S., Gori, S., Ruffino, M., Viola, S., Molteni, M., & Facoetti, A. (2013). Action video games make dyslexic children read better. Current Biology, 23(6), 462-466.
For whom?
Compared to what?
Used how?
What games?
At what?
Measured how?
To what degree?
How?
For how long?
At what expense?