Report: Discovery Invests $31 Million in Brain Teasers

Discovery Communications recently invested $31.5 million in Lumosity, a California-based online company that develops techniques for strengthening cognitive functions in the brain, according to a BizJournals report.

Since Lumosity’s debut in 2010, its online apps have been downloaded more than 10 million times, according to the report.

The company's brain games test speed, attention level, flexibility, problem solving, and memory capabilities.

J.B. Perrette, chief digital officer of Discovery Communications, tells BizJournal that the company is committed to people’s “curiosity and passion for learning.”