Luminosity is a site specializing in mental-challenge games to test your speed, reflexes and smarts. The site boasts that regularly playing games on the site will increase your mental acuity and smarts. Luminosity is designed to provide the brain with a 10-minute workout per day, which is said to improve the health and function of the brain over time. Neuroscientists and cognitive psychologists at Stamford and the University of California San Francisco design the site. Clinical trials have shown that regular use of Luminosity can increase basic cognitive functioning.
The site offers free accounts to new visitors, which requires only a valid email account. Registered users have access to a number of games that are designed to develop greater mental speed, memory, attention, flexibility and problem solving. Users can also view the most played games on the site as a starting point. The site also offers courses for core brain training, and also has specialized training programs for students, and those with mental conditions. To take training to the next step, the site also offers a peak performance program. Brain Luminosity also offers a mobile option so members can gain access to the sites resources on their iPhones.