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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 1 MIN

Long term study underscores benefits of specific brain training

from Techstination · host Fred Fishkin

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been 20 years since Posit Science came out with its first brain training software and since then…there have been numerous scientific studies validating the benefits. And now, the BrainHQ app is front and center again with the results of a long term twenty year study, using Medicare data, that shows even modest amounts of a specific type of training can significantly reduce the risks of dementia including Alzheimer’s. The Double Decision exercise in BrainHQ was targeted here. CEO Henry Mahncke..“We’re not thinking about just sit back in your chair and let nature take its course and we’ll give you a fifty thousand dollar drug once you have dementia. We’re thinking about what can you proactively do right now to build a sharper, faster brain to maybe put that day off.”You can get started for free at BrainHQ.com.You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. It has been 20 years since Posit Science came out with its first brain training software and since then…there have been numerous scientific studies validating the benefits. And now, the BrainHQ app is front and center again with the results of a long term twenty year study, using Medicare data, that shows even modest amounts of a specific type of training can significantly reduce the risks of dementia including Alzheimer’s. The Double Decision exercise in BrainHQ was targeted here. CEO Henry Mahncke..“We’re not thinking about just sit back in your chair and let nature take its course and we’ll give you a fifty thousand dollar drug once you have dementia. We’re thinking about what can you proactively do right now to build a sharper, faster brain to maybe put that day off.”You can get started for free at BrainHQ.com.You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

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