Disclaimer

1. Not medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice

The games, articles, and other content on PlayBlog are provided for general informational and educational purposes only. They are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Nothing on this Site should be read as medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice, and no provider-patient or therapist-client relationship is formed by your use of the Site.

"Medical advice" includes, but is not limited to: recommendations about whether to start, stop, or modify any treatment; assessments of any cognitive or mental-health condition; suggestions about rehabilitation from stroke, traumatic brain injury, or any other clinical event; or recommendations tailored to a specific individual's health situation. We do not provide any of these.

2. Cognitive decline, dementia, and rehabilitation

We sometimes write about topics that intersect with cognitive aging, dementia, ADHD, stroke rehabilitation, and similar clinical areas. We do so because real users ask about these topics, and we want to be honest about what the research does and does not show. We are explicit, in every such article, that the evidence base is observational or limited and that no game on this Site is a treatment for any condition.

If you or someone you care for is experiencing memory loss, confusion, difficulty with familiar tasks, changes in mood or personality, or any other potential symptom of a cognitive disorder, the right next step is to consult a physician — typically a neurologist, geriatrician, or neuropsychologist — for proper evaluation. Early evaluation matters; do not delay it to try a website first.

3. Brain-training research is contested

The scientific literature on whether brain-training games produce transferable cognitive benefits is genuinely mixed. A 2018 cross-sectional study published in PMC (Sala et al.) found that brain-training interventions did not produce transfer to untrained tasks. A 2016 statement by the American Psychological Association noted that there was insufficient evidence for the gains claimed by some companies. Other studies, including a 2017 review in PMC, have found more modest signals of benefit, particularly for short-term practice effects on the trained task.

We do not claim that playing our games will make you smarter, improve your IQ, prevent cognitive decline, or reduce your risk of dementia. We do claim that practicing a specific task makes you better at that task, and we describe each game's method honestly so you can decide whether it's worth your time.

4. Accuracy of game outputs

We test every tool against a manual calculation before publishing. However, software can contain bugs, and browser behavior can vary. If a game produces a result that seems wrong, please let us know with enough detail to reproduce it (browser, device, the inputs you used). Do not rely on any tool's output for any consequential purpose.

5. External links and citations

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