You’ve been playing our new Lumosity games, and we’ve been working behind the scenes to collect data and generate BPI (Brain Performance Index) scales for them. Now we’re gearing up to integrate some of our more recent games into the BPI system on our site.
So what does all this mean for you?
As you play some of our newer Lumosity games, you may notice adjustments to your overall BPI, brain area BPIs (such as Memory and Attention), attribute BPIs (such as Visual Field and Focus) as well as individual game BPI histories. For example, playing Memory Match Overload will now affect your BPI for that individual game as well as for the larger categories it is a part of. Lumosity subscribers can check their Memory Match Overload BPI history at any time by logging into lumosity.com, accessing “Your Profile,” clicking on the “History” tab, selecting “Memory,” clicking the “Working Memory” attribute, and choosing “Memory Match Overload” from the drop-down box. Because Memory Match Overload is a Working Memory game, playing it will affect the BPI for the Working Memory attribute and the more expansive Memory category, as well as your overall BPI. You can check your category and attribute BPI history from the History section within “Your Profile.”
Don’t be discouraged if your overall BPI drops a bit after playing one of our newer games: like all Lumosity activities, practice will lead to improvement, and eventually, a higher BPI. We’ll be integrating games into our BPI system during the upcoming weeks, starting with Memory Match Overload.
Rotation Matrix will be coming next; it’s a challenging game, so you might want to practice it a bit before we include it in the BPI system! We’ll make sure to update this post each time we add another game to our BPI system, so keep checking back!
And as always, if you’re curious about how we calculate BPI scales, or could use a refresher, you can learn more about it here.
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I am in my 80th year and have Type 2 Diabetes and frontal brain atrophy. (Since retiring from my profession I have written 7 non-fiction books.)
I would like to test whether my prevailing condition of frontal brain atrophy can be improved. I am not conscious of any loss of capacities yet an MRI scan indicated a significant degree of atrophy.
I would like to understand in what ways this may be limiting my qualities of thought and action (without my realising it as yet). Also I would like to track any changes over time as I take the Lumosity training.
I would appreciate comments or advice from anyone who has this condition or from anyone who is researching this subject.
Its really entertaining and a good mind exercise. I need this kind of game rather than any other games. It sharpens my memory, and boost my confidence as well.
Is there a ceiling for BPI? I just surprised myself by getting a 1505 in memory matrix. For some reason I thought there was a 1500 ceiling, but I must be wrong.
Do to no job i’m only interested in free free puzzles only if you could help me with that i grately presheate.i’m trying to see about a one a day vitamins i do only herbs do to serious cemicals at my young age a break down and out happened few times to many.Please pass other ideas if posible???/THANK YOU./
I am a 43 year old female diagnose with ADHD (9)nine months ago currently on medication i am open to any suggestion to help me focus and concentrate better.Because of this problem i have low self esteem i need to be motivated the best way i can hands on my job i am good but studying with book work i get bored easily.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
I have read the whole article based on the BPIs.I like the information very much.I want to ask that Is there a ceiling for BPI?I know that ts really entertaining and a good mind exercise.I want to know suggestion of others.
Hi,
I’m trying to recover from several electrocutions from a malfunctioning medical device that seems to have turned my neurological system upside down. My only hope is to gain more focus in completing anything that comes my way without undue stress associated with memory or cognitive issues.
If at first!!!
very good blog and nice post
When are you going to get the BPIs working for all of the games. They have been coming soon for ages!
do you have lumosity in french or other language or is it only in english, english is my second languange so i’m not at my full potentiel in english.
thanks
In response to Sydney A. Baggs post
Posted November 4, 2009 at 2:14 am . I recently read a very interesting book called “Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer Healthier and More Meaningful Lives” written by David Snowden. It is a wonderful book and tells of a study of the brains of deceased nuns in a very select group of individuals with very similar lives after they joined the convent. Some had brain atrophy, some didn’t. Why? Some had atrophy but not the symptoms of Altheimers. Why? The book talks about the “Whys”. It sounds like you may be one of the highly educated ones that has that situation. I think you’d enjoy the book. Amazon has it on their website, http://www.. Amazon com, for about $3.00 used – more for a new one. It’s a very interesting book and well worth reading.
The reason I joined this program is because my husband has been diagosed with Alzheimers. I see some posts from 2008 and 2007 under medical conditions, but I do not see games planned for this condition. If not available then I have joined for nothing. Let me know if I am not looking in the right place. I know there is no cure but I do want to see his cognitive area supported with games that will build on improving and slowing the condition down.
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