A 20‑Year Study Put Brain Games To The Test. This Is the Only One That Lowered Dementia Risk

New research breaks it down.

Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here's how to do it

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

A 20‑Year Study Put Brain Games To The Test. This Is the Only One That Lowered Dementia Risk

New research breaks down the potential impact of playing a free online brain game. Here's what experts say about it.
NBC News

Brain train game may help protect against dementia for up to 20 years

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades. Experts say the findings are the strongest evidence yet that cognitive ...
The Boston Globe

‘Kind of amazing.’ A brain game can cut dementia risk by 25 percent, study shows.

People who spent about two hours a week pinpointing flashing objects on a computer screen dramatically lowered their risk of dementia — including Alzheimer’s — 20 years later. The findings, published ...
The Boston Globe

Confessions of a brain-training dropout

Will these people never leave us alone? Researchers have released yet another brain-health study, this one finding that people who played a speed-training video game for a mere 23 hours dramatically ...

Scientists Say This Is the Only Brain Game in a 20-Year Study That Lowered Dementia Risk by 25%

It’s easy to add to your routine, too.
CNN

Brain game may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research. Surprisingly, it wasn’t memory or problem-solving tasks that ...