Dear Carol: I am in my 60s, and I received my first computer for Christmas. I wanted one because playing brain games on them is supposedly good for you. Where do I start with finding games?

Games are an excellent vehicle to learn something new and stimulate your brain. These options are incredibly fun, accessible, and work to keep your mind sharp in the long term. Iman Balagam is a ...

We’ve known for decades now that games can be a great way to stimulate the brain. However, not all games are created equal when it comes to which skills they can train.

Violent video games appear to put the human brain in a mood to fight, according to a new study from Michigan State University in the US. In the study, 13 males played the first-person shooter game ...

Barb Solem plays a Nintendo Wii game during a Brain Fitness Club class in Winter Park, Fla., as Tammy Reinking cheers her on. Participants play memory games, solve puzzles and perform other ...

Video game sales continue to increase year on year. In 2016, the video game industry sold more than 24.5 billion games – up from 23.2 billion in 2015, and 21.4 billion in 2014.

Brain games and memory exercises stimulate neural pathways and promote neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to change and learn, Quimby explains.

Video games, unlike other brain training tools such as crossword puzzle, stimulates the reward center of the brain, making it more receptive to change. Hippocampus functions ...