Investigating the effects of a novel gamified cognitive training on adolescent mental health.

Summary: Teenagers often have big emotions and are still learning how to handle them. Brain training games can help teens build these skills, but they usually get bored and quit playing. To fix this, researchers tested a fun, new video game called the "Social Brain Train" to see if it kept teens playing longer than a boring standard program.

In the study, 144 teens played the games for 12 days. The results? Teens played the fun game much more often! Plus, all the teens who played got better at controlling their feelings and had fewer negative, repeating thoughts—even a whole month later. Making brain training fun is a great way to help teens build healthy, strong minds!