Insurance provider Allstate sent the games to 100,000 drivers aged 50 to 75 in Pennsylvania last week, hoping that the pilot program will turn older drivers into safer drivers.
In order to improve the mental keenness of older drivers, Posit Science, a San Francisco-based firm, has developed “InSight”- a set of 5 video games for the purpose.
Insurance provider Allstate sent the games to 100,000 drivers aged 50 to 75 in Pennsylvania last week, hoping that the pilot program will turn older drivers into safer drivers.
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Previously, Japanese game maker Nintendo had come up with games designed to reverse certain effects of aging. But since they were never scientifically proven to work, Nintendo stopped making brain-training games.
Allstate and Posit claim that they have science on their side.
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According to them, increased mental acuity leads to safer drivers.
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Warden said that the training didn’t only make better drivers, but "it raises the overall quality of life."
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He further said that the effects wear off after several months, but replaying the games could restore them.
Silent neurons in the brain start firing randomly as people age, and the increase in activity creates excessive noise.
Joe Hardy of Posit Science says that their games help turn down the extra noise, and let the brain focus on what is important.
The games train players to identify and track objects amid cluttered backgrounds.
In a game called Jewel Diver, a player must keep track of multiple hidden jewels while traveling around a cluttered screen. It aims at helping players hone their ability to track cars, pedestrians, and other roadside objects.
In another game called Route 66, the player identifies a car or truck in the centre of the screen, while keeping track of periphery signs. It improves on a player’s ability to quickly identify important details, and react appropriately to them.
Allstate says that depending on the results of its study, expected to last until March, it may offer drivers a discount on their automobile insurance if they complete the games.
While it remains to be seen if Post’s software will change the insurance industry, it is already changing how scientists view the brain.
"In the past we thought that the brain was this static object, and after it became fully developed it slowly declined. Now through the right exercises you can maintain a high level of function coupled with the experience age brings," said Hardy.
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