Link for this Post: "Time To Rack Your Brains" By Rebecca Ascher-Walsh – New York Post
This Post article is a commentary on a Journal of the American Medical Association" article published last week. Here are the quoted conclusions excerpted from the JAMA study:
In the trial, 2,800 adults ages 65 and up each received 10 hours of reasoning, memory and speed-of-processing training over the course of five weeks. Five years later, individuals reported greater ease performing daily tasks across the board – with significant findings in the reasoning group.
"We had known that you could take older adults, present them with a training program, and see a boost in mental performance," says study co-author Dr. Michael Marsiske, associate professor and chair of clinical and health psychology at the University of Florida.
"What we didn't know is how long those gains would last. What's amazing to me is that with such brief training sessions, we continued to see positive effects years later."
The article mentions two brain training games we have discussed on the Mindware Forum. One of them, from Sharp Brains is coincidentally mentioned in the post above this one. Here is that the Post article says:
Nintendo Brain Age may not be as much fun as Pac Man, but it's a day at the amusement park compared to some of Marshiske's suggestions – such as taking a whack at your tax returns before sending them to a pro.
Other games are offered by a company called Sharp Brains whose Web site offers regimens that include a "personal trainer" to evaluate specific needs.
Keep watching the Mindware Forum for reviews of the latest in brain games!
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