The Game Brain
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The Game Brain


The Wall Street Journal today has an article on the front page of its Marketplace section about Nintendo's entry to The Game Brain trend: Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day.

Nintendo's Brain-Training Game Targets Older Players
Ginny Parker Woods
The Wall Street Journal
23 February 2006.
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Anthony H. Risser | neuroscience | neuropsychology | brain




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- The Game Brain (continued)
Illustrator Paige Pooler has a cute illustration on her blog Eyes Wide Apart today on the topic of aging which seems appropo to the spirit of The Game Brain. (grin) - Anthony H. Risser | neuroscience | neuropsychology | brain...



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