CogniFit - Brain Training

Tonight I took the word search test which was faulty. The picture shown was of a roll of tape but the hint was for the word egg. Then the picture would not change to the next word. Points were deducted. Yesterday I took a test that I believe was to test distances and spacial relationships. I performed very poorly on the test. The shapes overlapped and of course were in two dimension on my screen so I could not see how they were placed on a flat surface until after each test when the screen “panned” over the shapes to show were they were located. I cannot see how I was to logically determine their location in space from a side view in two dimensions. That may be a failing I need to work on or a failing of the test but since I have no way of knowing which test it was I took, I cannot go back and repeat the test or get more information on how to reason out the solutions to the tests. That is a flaw in your system - there is no way for me to improve that skill and I have no name for the skill needed!

I started playing brain games about 20 years ago. CogniFit is in the top two I have tried. As I aged I noticed a decline in several cognitive areas. Most effected are speed processing, memory, visual processing. The brain is a remarkable organ. Just like muscles, if they aren’t used, they shrink and deteriorate. Like muscles, if you start exercising and using those muscles again they repair and become strong and useful again. My brain shows the same reparative ability. Speed processing is not going to bounce back to what it was 20 years ago, but it processes information at a much faster rate than most individuals my age. What surprises me most are my problem solving, multi tasking, and critical thinking skills. All of these areas have either improved or stayed the same. It’s remarkable that my critical problem skills fall in the range of 30 year olds. I also do the NYT crossword and of course I am hooked on the new word game WORDLE. One other exercise I do is active listening. If you are going to purchase a mind game, CogniFit is well worth the investment. Happy learning.

Just joined for three years. Love the games but there are two games that dont work on Ipad. The first game shows words and you are to hit "OK" if the color of the letters matches the word color. Only, for Ipad/IOS, there is no OK button. I tried hitting tongs of things but get one wrong after the other. The second game is "fresh squeeze." In the tutorial, youre supposed to tap on a square and move pieces of pipe into the correct square. Only no matter how much or hard I tap, the square doesnt activate. Ive tried this on two Ipads and same on both. Game shouldnt have these types of glitches in IOS for the price. I have been back and forth with customer service 1000 times and still not fixed. The worst part is it is always part of my daily game so I either have to take a bad score or skip it and can never get to the next part. Should be an option to skip a game and go on to the next one.