Brain Training Games, Apps, and Exercises - Do They Work? A Conversation with Dr. Indre Viskontas

Update: 2024-06-13

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This episode may be viewed as a video here https://youtu.be/YIkCs1XCPWo

Dr. Viskontas has a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and a masters of music in voice performance. She is currently an associate professor of psychology at the University of San Francisco where she directs the creative brain lab; and she has a cross appointment at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she applies neuroscience to musical training.

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Brain Training Games, Apps, and Exercises - Do They Work? A Conversation with Dr. Indre Viskontas

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Brain Training Games, Apps, and Exercises - Do They Work? A Conversation with Dr. Indre Viskontas