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Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by n0us on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @03:24PM (#10845757)
I would like to see how this sort of thing could benefit people with traumatic brain injuries as it would be a great service to people suffering from this sort of malady but also probably easier to measure the effects on this group compared to a bunch of average individuals.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by lettergram on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @03:36PM (#10845833)
That is one area we really want to study, to see if there is any way we can benefit. We are sure it can monitor concussions, but to what extent is still to be determined.

However, we don't have funding at this point (partially because we want to avoid Luminosity's fate of being tied to growth), so we are just focusing on getting a fully developed product that some psychologists we are working with would use.

Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by geoelectric on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:02PM (#10846006)
Are you investigating efficacy for ADHD at all? I know "cognitive training" has been used in therapy for it, and the symptoms overlap with TBIs.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by neurotech1 on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @03:34PM (#10845819)
Cheaper EEG sensor interfacing for (neuro)feedback would be a major step forward. Using the EEG sensor with various game interfaces is possible, and has been beneficial for patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.

With TBI, the issue is often connectivity between parts of the brain, and that can be measured as EEG Coherence.

I agree with lettergram and others, that without feedback these type braingames don't really do anything.

Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by BillinghamJ on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @04:55AM (#10849576)
This is what SenseLabs (https://senselabs.com) are doing with a product called Versus (https://getversus.com). It's an EEG sensor connected to an iPad where you play games.

Disclosure: I used to work for them.