{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news","title":"The Truth About Brain Games","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M012choAIF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/the-truth-about-brain-games\/\">The Truth About Brain Games<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/the-truth-about-brain-games\/embed\/#?secret=M012choAIF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Truth About Brain Games&#8221; &#8212; News\" data-secret=\"M012choAIF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2022\/07\/brain.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"Early this year, the company that created the Lumosity \u201cbrain training\u201d program agreed to pay $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it \u201cpreyed on consumers\u2019 fears about age-related cognitive decline, suggesting their games could stave off memory loss, dementia, and even Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u201d That came as no surprise to Furman psychology professor Gil Einstein. In 2014, he was among more than 70 prominent neurology and psychology researchers from around the world who published a statement critical of the brain training industry, citing its \u201cfrequently exaggerated\u201d marketing."}