Brain Training Cuts Dementia Risk a Decade Later

There is growing evidence that remaining intellectually engaged (“lifelong learning”) and certain forms of cognitive training can reduce the risk of plain old cognitive decline. Credit: jauhari1/Thinkstock (MARS)
There is growing evidence that remaining intellectually engaged (“lifelong learning”) and certain forms of cognitive training can reduce the risk of plain old cognitive decline. Credit: jauhari1/Thinkstock (MARS)

For the first time ever, researchers have managed to reduce people’s risk for dementia — not through a medicine, special diet, or exercise, but by having healthy older adults play a computer-based brain-training game.

Read the full article on scientificamerican.com

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