Researchers recruited participants from viewers of the BBC’s science show “Bang Goes the Theory.” More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week.
研究人員從英國廣播公司的科學節(jié)目“理論大爆炸”的觀眾中招募人員參與該項研究。8600 多名年齡介于18歲至60歲的參與者被要求玩一些由研究人員設(shè)計的網(wǎng)絡益智游戲,每天至少玩十分鐘,每周三次。這些網(wǎng)絡游戲的設(shè)計目的是提高玩家的記憶力、推理能力和其他能力。