tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908756863334307252.post867709304349536405..comments2024-01-08T14:02:59.211-08:00Comments on Brain Today: How Much do Brain Games Help your Brain?Dennis Fortierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495517779435972130noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908756863334307252.post-9009526041406871512010-10-20T11:52:44.231-07:002010-10-20T11:52:44.231-07:00Thanks for this article. There is so much hype out...Thanks for this article. There is so much hype out there. Marketers are misappropriating nascent, inconclusive observational studies to hawk vitamins, puzzles, and vapid books that suggest that a diet that includes cinnamon, wine, coffee and dark chocolate will vaccinate us from Alzheimer's disease. <br />The majority of research papers are not "newsworthy" for the general population. Most are conservative in their claims, but that doesn't stop the media from over-simplifying them - and from confusing correlation with causation. <br />It's a shame that the public is exposed to scientific research this way - perhaps this kind of irresponsible reporting contributes to the growing anti-science sentiment.Brian from ElderKindhttp://elderkind.comnoreply@blogger.com