App of the Week: Lumosity by Lumos Labs

Catherine Burges, Technology Editor
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Abigail Cushman, Technology Editor
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Rated with 4.6 stars and available in the app store and via their website, “Lumosity Brain Training,” the mind strengthening app Lumosity offers a variety of exercises, tests, and games to help you improve your memory, attention, and better your decision-making skills. Used by over 100 million people worldwide, Lumosity’s cognitive training program is a fun and interactive way to train your brain and learn about how your mind works. No matter your age or skill level, the program adapts to your brain’s unique strengths and weaknesses to provide the best quality of cognitive training exercises for you.

While Lumosity does offer a premium subscription, you have free access to multiple daily games for brain strengthening endeavors. The Color Match game (pictured below) challenges your response inhibition. You can also test your visuospatial sketchpad with the Memory Matrix game, while strengthening your processing skills with the Train of Thought (pictured below) game. If you want to keep your brain sharp during quarantine, “illuminate” your mind with Luminosity.