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Training for Body, Brain, and You
There is a whole industry today dedicated to producing calisthenics for the mind. Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, a Japanese neurologist, has produced a program that claims to train your brain to work better. A half dozen similar programs of mental calisthenics are offered today. Although people of all ages are attracted to brain training, it is especially popular in retirement homes. The rationale is that physical exercise keeps the body fit and mental calisthenics benefit the brain. Being able to walk
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Dr Kawashima "Turned Down Brain Training Royalties" - Nintendo Life
His name adorns one of the best selling games of 2007, but Dr Ryuta Kawashima hasn??t seen a single penny of profits. Nintendo??s Brain Training range has …
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Dirty Thirty Update
Apologies for my hiatus in postings. I’ve been in California researching an article on the limits of functional neuroimaging for Wired Magazine. I interviewed Daniel Amen of the Amen Clinics, Joel Huizenga of No Lie MRI, Joshua Freedman of FKF, and Robert Rubin, chief of the Wadsworth VA Psych Department. Interesting trip–next up: interviews with Ryuta Kawashima, the inspiration for Nintendo’s Brain Age game, and Roy Johns, a leader in the use of EEG brain mapping. Regarding what this week’s
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You??re taking advice from a man who turned down 11 million
48-year-old Ryuta Kawashima is, unsurprisingly, entitled to a hefty sum of royalties from the success of his brain training games for Nintendo. He and his employer, Tohoku University, are? entitled to 2.4 billion yen or US22 million in royalties, with Kawashima allowed up to half of the sum. He has chosen not to take his share. ???Not a single yen has gone in my pocket?? Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want money, go out and earn it?? To hear this may put you o
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Staying fit with Brain Exercises
From the AFP Oldsters see video, computer games as exercise for brain WASHINGTON AFP ?? Move over, junior. Grandma and grandpa are joining the wave in video and computer games as makers step up efforts to promote the software as brain-healthy exercises. Based on growing scientific evidence, certain types of game-playing is increasingly being viewed as calisthenics for the brain that can especially be useful for seniors at risk of memory loss, dementia and various vision problems. Makers
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Game researcher ducks millions in royalties
Ryuta Kawashima, the researcher behind Nintendo’s Brain Age series of games for the DS portable system, would rather be working than enjoying 11…
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Nintendo brain training creator declines profits
I have the Brain Age 2 on my DS Lite, and although it took me a while to figure it out, it’s quite an interesting thing. Considering how popular Nintendo’s brain training games are, it comes as a surprise to learn that the creator of these successful games is refusing to accept a share in the profits, which rightfully belong to him. Japanese scientist Dr Ryuta Kawashima is quite satisfied with his ??50,000 salary although under the terms of his employment contract with Tohoku University, he is e
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Brain Age Doctor Turns Down 11 Million in Royalties - 1UP.com
Then again, most people aren&39t Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, the man whose polygonal face has become synonymous with Nintendo&39s super-popular Brain Age series. …
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Nintendo Brain Train scientist doesn??t want his 10 million in royalties!
Entitled to over 10 million in royalties from the Brain training game alone, the self confessed work-a-holic Ryuta Kawashima prefers spending time on his research and development than earning mega bucks. Share / Email This Article to someone
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???Brain training?? Dr Kawashima has no time for games
SENDAI, Japan AFP - Ryuta Kawashima, the scientist behind the smash-hit ???brain training??? games on Nintendo DS portable consoles, turned down the chance to become a millionaire, saying he??d rather work for a living. The self-confessed workaholic ?? who says he has no time for games, even his own ?? is instead busy at his job, trying to come up with new inventions aimed at Japan??s growing elderly population. ???Not a single yen has gone in my pocket,??? said the soft-spoken 48-year-old professor with
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Inside the mind of Dr. Kawashima - Aussie-Nintendo.com
… undeniably amazing success with its Brain Training games, developed in collaboration with - and featuring - Japanese neuroscientist Dr. Ryuta Kawashima. …
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Brain Training’s Dr. Kawashima Says No To Royalties
Turning down royalties almost seems like reason for institutionalization. The creator of the title Brain Training and figure head quite literally in fact! said no to the free money he would get in royalties. Not a single yen has gone in my pocket, Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want money, go out and earn it. Brain Training has sold over 17 million copies worldwide, totaling to a wopping 2.4 billion yen 11million dollars, and the man turned it down. When
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No Brain Age Royalties for Dr. Kawashima - Next Generation
A self-confessed workaholic, Japanese neuroscientist Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, told the AFP, ???Not a single yen has gone in my pocket??? from his association with …
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The Brain Age Guy: If you want money, go out and earn it.
I just read this article about Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, the founder of the popular Brain Age games on the Nintendo DS. But instead of taking the millions of dollars yen in royalties he would have received and keeping it for himself/his family, he donated to the university he works at. My favorite quote is at the end of the article: ???My hobby is work,??? he said. ???Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want money, go out and earn it.??? Heh. What would you have done? Ga
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???Brain Training?? Dr Kawashima Has No Time for Games
???Brain Training?? Dr Kawashima Has No Time for Games Ryuta Kawashima, the scientist behind the smash-hit ???brain training??? games on Nintendo DS portable consoles, turned down the chance to become a millionaire, saying he??d rather work for a living. The self-confessed workaholic ?? who says he has no time for games, even his own ?? is instead busy at his job, trying to come up with new inventions aimed at Japan??s growing elderly population. ???Not a single yen has gone in my pocket,??? said the soft-
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No Brain Training profits for Kawashima - Eurogamer
Dr Ryuta Kawashima, known to millions as him what did the Brain Training for DS, has revealed he hasn&39t made a single yen off the profits. …
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Dr. Kawashima Doesn&39t Believe Studying Should Be Fun - Nintendo World Report
Dr. Ryuta Kawashima&39s polygonal disembodied head is front and center in Nintendo&39s best-selling Brain Training video games, encouraging players to do better …
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???Brain Age?? Creator is Freaking Crazy
Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, the man behind the popular Brain Age games for the DS, is a pretty strange dude. He refuses to accept any of the 11 million in royalties he??s entitled from his involvement in the games, and he doesn??t even really like videogames in the first place. All he wants to do in life is work. What a nutjob!
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Video Games help Keep your Brain Young
Barbara St. Hillaire, 71, is keeping her mind and body in shape with Nintendo’s Wii gaming system. The last time Barbara St. Hillaire of Mantua, Ohio, was in New York City, she didn??t come to see the Statue of Liberty, ground zero or even a Broadway musical. She came to compete in September 2006??s Nintendo World ???Coolest Grandparent of the Year??? tournament. And she blew the competition away. ???I??ve got the trophy sitting here,??? St. Hillaire, 71, said recently. Not only have video games won S
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Dr. Kawashima Turns Down Brain Age Royalties - Wired News
By Susan Arendt January 31, 2008 11:06:16 AMCategories: Portable Gaming Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, the smiling face you see in your Brain Age games, …
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News: Kawashima Says No To Games
The man behind Brain Training speaks… Ryuta Kawashima, the man who was behind the hit Brain Games Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? and Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! revealed today that he never gained a single yen from the games success and instead used the ??11 million earnings to fund his research and to build a 300 million-yen lab and said "Not a single yen has gone in my pocket. Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want mon
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‘Brain Training’ Kawashima Would Rather Work For A Living
Ryuta Kawashima, the scientist behind the smash-hit "brain training" games on Nintendo DS portable consoles, t
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Dr. Kawashima declines 22 million in Brain Age royalties
Ryuta Kawashima, the scientist behind the smash-hit "brain training" games on Nintendo DS portable consoles, turned down the chance to become a millionaire, saying he’d rather work for a living. The self-confessed workaholic — who says he has no time for games, even his own — is instead busy at his job, trying to come up with new inventions aimed at Japan’s growing elderly population. "Not a single yen has gone in my pocket," said the soft-spoken 48-year-old professor with round-rim…
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Brain Age??s Dr. Kawashima dislikes money, games
Turns out the real Dr. Kawashima from the Brain Age games doesn??t care for money, video games, and possibly even his own family: Ryuta Kawashima, the scientist behind the smash-hit ???brain training??? games on Nintendo DS portable consoles, turned down the chance to become a millionaire, saying he??d rather work for a living. more??
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&39Brain training&39 Dr Kawashima has no time for games - AFP
SENDAI, Japan AFP ?? Ryuta Kawashima, the scientist behind the smash-hit "brain training" games on Nintendo DS portable consoles, turned down the chance to …
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Kawashima Accepts no Royalties - IGN
Even despite the growing success of the franchise, however, the true brain behind Brain Age, Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, has no time for gaming himself, …
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Dr. Kawashima turns down ??11m royalties - Digital Spy
By David Gibbon, Gaming Reporter Japanese neuroscientist Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, who has become famous worldwide after lending his design skills and name to …
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