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  • Train your brain with targeted videogames, not with crossword puzzles


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    Study shows mental agility game slows cognitive decline in older people (Iowa Now): “Wolinsky and colleagues separated 681 generally healthy medical patients in Iowa into four groups—each further separated into those 50 to 64 years of age and those over age 65. One group was given computerized crossword puzzles, ...
    1 week ago

  • Memory, Aging, and Distraction


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    The population in the United States is aging. That has created a lot of anxiety about the cognitive effects of getting older. Lots of research suggests that older adults are worse than younger adults on a variety of different thinking tasks. read more
    2 weeks ago

  • Dementia is on the Rise—Protect Your Brain Power with 7 Foods and 7 Mind Games


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    Dementia and Alzheimer’s are on the rise—here’s how to protect your brain power. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. overall, and the fifth leading cause of death for those aged 65 and older. Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease ...
    2 weeks ago

  • What is the combined effect of physical and mental training?


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    Physical exercise and mental exercise are both beneficial for the brain. Each can improve brain functions and decrease risks of cognitive decline over time. This raises the question of their comparative and combined effects: Is one better than the other? Are their benefits additive (1 + 1 =2) or perhaps even ...
    4 weeks ago

  • Forget supplements, this method is more powerful for a healthy brain


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    Supplements such as fish oil and ginkgo biloba herbs are not able to prevent the degradation of the cognitive brain. But a simple mental exercise, like playing sudoku, are more powerful for brain health , according to a new research. A Research conducted by experts from St. Michael’s Hospital was done to review ...
    4 weeks ago

  • Challenging medical dogma: Mental exercise vs drugs, supplements and physical exercise to prevent cognitive decline


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    Mental exercises may prevent mental decline in seniors (CBC News):  “A review released by the Canadian Medical Association Journal on the prevention of cognitive decline said that medicinal and non-medicinal products, and physical exercise did nothing to prevent the decline in healthy seniors, but mental exercises ...
    4 weeks ago

  • Puzzles May Be Best Way to Slow Cognitive Decline in Seniors


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    ]A new review of over 30 randomized research trials finds limited evidence that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults. Researchers did find some evidence that cognitive training exercises — or mental exercise — may help prevent cognitive decline. The ...
    4 weeks ago

  • (Some) New Yorker articles are bogus


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    I love reading the New Yorker. I have written before about bogus brain games, and about bogus brain training claims. We have published a 10-question checklist to help consumers make informed decisions. All this is to say I was surprised to read a recent New Yorker blog article titled “ Brain games are bogus. ” ...
    5 weeks ago

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