<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><a href="http://www.lumosity.com/"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52e592596da811e61d11be0a-800-604/screen shot 2014-01-26 at 3.34.11 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen Shot 2014 01 26 at 3.34.11 PM" /></a><p class="source"><span>Screenshot</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Do brain-training games really <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/do-lumosity-and-other-brain-training-games-work-2014-1">make you smarter</a>? </p>
<p>With more than 50 million users typically paying subscriptions of $15/month or $80/year, <a href="http://www.lumosity.com" target="_blank">Lumosity</a> seemed worth checking out.</p>
<p>We looked inside (which you can do for free) and at research about similar games to evaluate whether Lumosity is worth your time and money. What are the games like and do they provide anything more than a little distraction?</p>
<p>The truth is rather disappointing.</p>

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Here's What You Really Get When You Pay To Play Brain Training Games

ScreenshotDo brain-training games really make you smarter? With more than 50 million users typically paying subscriptions of $15/month or $80/year, Lumosity seemed worth checking out. We looked inside (which you can do for free) and at research about similar games to evaluate whether Lumosity is worth your time and money. What are the games like and do they provide anything more than a little distraction? The truth is rather disappointing.

ScreenshotDo brain-training games really make you smarter? With more than 50 million users typically paying subscriptions of $15/month or $80/year, Lumosity seemed worth checking out.

Here's What You Really Get When You Pay To Play Brain Training Games

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