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Tag: brain training
Reading, Writing, Brain Stimulation Keeps Dementia and Alzheimer’s at Bay
One of the lessons I share from my elder friends about living a quality life is the notion of lifelong learning. I have published numerous blogs on the positive affect that brain stimulation has in keeping dementia and Alzheimer’s at bay. Here’s another one.New research suggests that reading books, writing...
Video Games Better Than Crosswords for Slowing/Reversing Declines in Brain Function (VIDEO)
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Video Games Better Than Crosswords for Slowing/Reversing Declines in Brain Function
A Wall Street Journal article reported on a government-funded study that found that playing Double Decision can slow and even reverse declines in brain function associated with aging, while playing crossword puzzles cannot.åÊ Despite promising study results, WSJ reports that some doctors say there still isn’t enough evidence to prove...
Brain Strengthening iPhone Games for Techie Grandmas and Grandpas
@Comstock Images, Getty Images The following is a guest post from Mariana Ashley. Just because you’re a senior doesn’t mean that you aren’t hipäóîyou have a shiny iPhone, you know what’s “in.” But while it’s great that your sense of style as remained fresh throughout the years, it’s important that...
Multi-Tasking and Aging
According to the National Academy of Sciences older adults have more trouble with multitasking than younger people. CNN, citing Health Day News, reports that researchers, through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), compared brain activity in 20 healthy adults, with an average age of 69, to 22 healthy younger people aged...