What is the science substantiating the effectiveness of the program?

Numerous significant landmark studies from highly regarded institutions substantiate not just the effectiveness of memory enhancement programs, but the crucial need for them. Five major studies are listed below in chronological order.

• Mayo Clinic Study – 2009 – People who engaged in mentally challenging activities in their 50’s and 60’s were 40% less likely to suffer memory problems.
  https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/exercise-your-brain-to-prevent-memory-loss/
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821441/
• Rush University – 2010 – People who engage in complex tasks have improved cognition and lower risk of dementia.
  http://n.neurology.org/content/75/11/990
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439198/
• Time Online – 2011 – Friends With Benefits: Being Highly Social Cuts Dementia Risk by 70%.
  http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/02/friends-with-benefits-being-highly-social-cuts-dementia-risk-by-70/
• UCLA Longevity Center – 2012 – People with a high amount of cognitive reserve can compensate for the brain damage caused by disease and old age, being less likely to manifest symptoms of dementia.
  http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-memory-fitness-education-213606
  https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749031
• Johns Hopkins – 2013 – Performing basic reading and math tasks maintains and improves cognitive function in healthy seniors and in those with dementia.
  https://muse.jhu.edu/article/688646
• ACTIVE study – 2014 – Brain training helped older adults stay sharp for 10 years after training program was completed.
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055506/