Neuronation – Bias and Credibility

Neuronation - Conspiracy - Fake News - Not Credible Neuronation - Pseudoscience - Fake News - Not Credible

Factual Reporting: Mixed - Not always Credible or Reliable

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  • Overall, NeuroNation is a moderate pseudoscience website as its courses are not harmful but not supported by scientific evidence.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: PSEUDOSCIENCE
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Germany
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

NeuroNation is a cognitive training website and app that was launched in 2011. It was created by coders Rojahn Ahmadi, Ilya Shabanov, and Jakob Futorjanski in a collaboration with psychologists of the Free University of Berlin and Technische Universität Dortmund.

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Funded by / Ownership

NeuroNation was funded by a bank loan, a grant from Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, and by 50,000 EUR raised on the crowdfunding site Seedmatch. The site is currently funded through a subscription model.

Analysis / Bias

In review, NeuroNation utilizes courses that they purport to increase memory and concentration. They further claim that the courses are being used successfully in Alzheimer’s prevention as well as for stress and burnout prevention in corporate health management. While brain games and training may increase performance through repetition, there isn’t any current scientific evidence to back the claims made by NeuroNation.

Failed Fact Checks

  • They have no been fact-checked by a third party.

Overall, NeuroNation is a moderate pseudoscience website as its courses are not harmful but not supported by scientific evidence. (D. Van Zandt 9/7/2018) Updated (04/28/2023)

Source: neuronation.com

Last Updated on June 27, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check

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