Cognitive decline: the game BrainAge would not be more effective than crosswords

Electronic games such as BrainAge or HAPPYneuron would not be as efficient as reading, crossword puzzles or sudoku to slow the decline of memory and cognitive skills related to aging, according to a U.S. study. Data from the analysis of a dozen studies have demonstrated that these programs had an effect especially in the elderly healthy. According to researchers, the various skills sought by these games have no positive impact on other spheres of life or other cognitive functions. Studies unequal Moreover, available studies were sometimes doubtful as to their objectivity or lacked scientific rigor. For example, half had not compiled long-term results, making it even more difficult to evaluate the benefits over time.
In the view of researchers, when you run your brain, simple activities of daily living are probably as much if not more effective than those programs as' beneficial exercises for the brain. " Moreover, it is estimated that these games represent a more lucrative market in the context of an aging population, surpassing the $ 200 million in sales this year in the United States. Physical activity before technology To keep alert cognitive function, researchers advise rather a method that has proved its worth: to make physical activity daily. Indeed, as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are known to cause cognitive decline, the move and maintain a healthy weight to help keep a healthy mind in a healthy body.