Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: December 14, 2018

Four large randomized controlled trials have found consistent evidence that computerized cognitive training improves cognitive performance and real-life function in healthy, older adults.

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Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and safe holiday!

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Kind regards, Frieda Fanni President DynamicBrain Inc. DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation providing brain fitness program BrainHQ in English and French.

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