![]() The FTC charged that Lumosity oversold the benefits of the games. Crosswords, word searches, dominoes and jigsaw puzzles all fall into this category.The privately held company, based in San Francisco, has drawn in 70 million people over the past decade to play games that challenge users to remember sequences of brightly colored animations, or to ignore visual distractions and click only on certain objects. Working on a simple puzzle can help improve virtually any cognitive skill - from problem solving and logical reasoning to artistic ability and intuitiveness. While the left side of the brain may control logical thinking, the right side is generally believed to control creativity (though the brain’s hemispheres may be more fluid than previously believed). Puzzles exercise both sides of the brain, so players get a solid mental workout. Sudoku tests logical thinking processes and number skills, and it can encourage greater agility and speed in both cases. The game has been around since the late 1700s, and this online version offers a free, low-fi experience with easy, medium, hard, and “evil” difficulty levels.
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