LONDON: A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has developed a brain training app that can improve concentration against the everyday distractions that people face in a connected world.
The team demonstrated that playing the game application called "Decoder" on an iPad for eight hours over a month had improved attention and focus.
This form of attention activates a frontal-parietal network in the brain, said researchers at the Institute of Behavioral Neuroscience and Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
"We all came home from work thinking we were busy all day, but we did not know what we had done," said Professor Barbara Sahakian of the Department of Psychiatry.
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For complex tasks, we need to get into the "flow" and stay focused, she added in the study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.
To reach this conclusion, the researchers divided 75 healthy young adults into three groups: one group received "Decoder", one control group played bingo for the same duration and a second control group did not play.
The 75 participants were all tested at the beginning of the trial and then at the end of four weeks.
The results showed that those who played Decoder were better than those who played bingo and those who did not play.
"The difference in performance was significant and significant since it was comparable to the effects seen with stimulants such as methylphenidate or nicotine," the team said.
To ensure that "Decoder" improves focused attention and concentration without harming the ability to change attention, the researchers also tested participants' ability to "Trail Making Test".
The performance of the "decoder" has also been improved compared to this neuropsychological test commonly used for the change of attention.
"In addition to healthy people, we hope the game will benefit attention-deficit patients, including those with ADHD or traumatic brain injury." We plan to begin a study of brain injury patients this year, "said Professor Sahakian.
The game has now been licensed to the developer of Peak apps.
Peak on Monday released the game for free, as part of the Peak Brain Training app, on the Apple App Store. The Android version will come later this year.
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