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Nintendo's 'Brain Age 2' is one of several games that promote mental exercises purported to make the brain more agile and fit.
This week's All Tech Considered is about a group of Wii Sports bowlers and about technology that is being geared toward the elderly. Games like Brain Age 2 have been part of a wave of products that have widened the audience for gaming and are purportedly therapeutic to stimulate the brain. (Much research is being done in this area and so far the findings are less than conclusive.)
More items related to the piece:
- From Japan, robots assisting the elderly including one unwisely named "HAL." (We'll be posting more about this soon).
- Even more on robots and seniors.
- The benefits of home health monitoring.
- Skepticism about whether video games really slow mental decline.
- Some of the innovations for young and old from this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
- Using cheap sensors to help prevent falls.
- The Jitterbug and the Presto are two devices aimed at simplifying technology for older age groups.
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