| Title |
Do “Brain-Training” Programs Work?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Psychological Science in the Public Interest, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.1177/1529100616661983 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniel J. Simons, Walter R. Boot, Neil Charness, Susan E. Gathercole, Christopher F. Chabris, David Z. Hambrick, Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 386 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 23% |
| United Kingdom | 33 | 9% |
| Canada | 20 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 13 | 3% |
| Australia | 13 | 3% |
| Japan | 10 | 3% |
| Spain | 8 | 2% |
| Germany | 4 | 1% |
| Sweden | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 36 | 9% |
| Unknown | 158 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 251 | 65% |
| Scientists | 98 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 29 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 8 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,371 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | <1% |
| Germany | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1347 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 241 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 182 | 13% |
| Researcher | 162 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 159 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 83 | 6% |
| Other | 244 | 18% |
| Unknown | 300 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 541 | 39% |
| Neuroscience | 133 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 77 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 29 | 2% |
| Other | 180 | 13% |
| Unknown | 369 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
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#7,557
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Outputs from Psychological Science in the Public Interest
#3
of 131 outputs
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#95
of 333,212 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Psychological Science in the Public Interest
#1
of 4 outputs
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