Barriers, Benefits, and Beliefs of Brain Training Smartphone Apps: An Internet Survey of Younger US Consumers

Barriers, Benefits, and Beliefs of Brain Training Smartphone Apps: An Internet Survey of Younger US Consumers

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Background: While clinical evidence for the efficacy of brain training remains in question, numerous smartphone applications (apps) already offer brain training directly to consumers. Little is known about why consumers choose to download these apps, how they use them, and what benefits they perceiv...

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Main Authors: John eTorous, Patrick eStaples, Elizabeth eFenstermacher, Jason eDean, Matcheri eKeshavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Brain
Memory
Technology assessment
Apps
Smartphones
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00180/full

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