Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app
I just wanted to share my thoughts, which are simply: "Thank God!"<p>I've been working on a startup: <a href="http://synaptitude.me/" rel="nofollow">http://synaptitude.me/</a> (demo is old)<p>Essentially, we can do some of what Luminosity claims (and have independent studies to prove it). Every time someone goes: "Oh it's just like Lumosity" I have to go through and explain the difference. My wife has a degree in neuroscience and I minored in BioE, and we both just HATE Lumosity. Their misleading ads seriously damaged the public perception, and there is no way they can assess anything they claim (if it is even possible).<p>That's pretty much why my startup is working on our applications. We feel there is a market and can definitely help people, but just "brain games" (without feedback/guidance) don't do anything.