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.
研究人员从英国广播公司的科学节目“理论大爆炸”的观众中招募人员参与该项研究。8600 多名年龄介于18岁至60岁的参与者被要求玩一些由研究人员设计的网络益智游戏,每天至少玩十分钟,每周三次。这些网络游戏的设计目的是提高玩家的记忆力、推理能力和其他能力。