On neuroplasticity, cognition, aging, medication, Alzheimer’s, board games, brain teasers, and more

By SharpBrains | October 26, 2023

Wel­come to a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing fas­ci­nat­ing research find­ings on neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, cog­ni­tion, aging, med­ica­tion, Alzheimer’s, board games, and more, plus some brain teasers to get you in great shape for Hal­loween. #1. Study: Play­ing board games like Chess, Mahjong, Go, helps slow cog­ni­tive decline as we age (but with clear dif­fer­ences in…

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Study: For better memory and thinking skills at age 70 (and beyond), play cards and board games from age 11

By SharpBrains | December 17, 2019

___ Cards, board games could ward off cog­ni­tive decline (UPI): “Play­ing cards and board games like chess, bin­go and Scrab­ble might be the men­tal work­out you need to keep your wits as you age, Scot­tish researchers sug­gest. Peo­ple in their 70s who reg­u­lar­ly play board games score high­er on tests of mem­o­ry and think­ing skills…

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