More information: Murali Doraiswamy et al, Computerized Games Versus Crosswords Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment, NEJM Evidence (2022). DOI: 10.1056/EVIDoa2200121 ...

"It's critical to have good working memory skills," said Susanne Jaeggi, psychology professor and co-director of the Brain ...

Photo by Maurice Ramirez Eventually, researchers hope such games could serve as a digital intervention in older adults with “mild cognitive impairment,” defined ... were scored on high fidelity memory ...

Brain training games ... early memory symptoms of the disease. “The results reinforce previous work that cognitive [brain] training improves memory in people with mild cognitive impairment.” ...

Games like word games ... training (in areas such as reasoning, memory, language, and attention) on the progression of mild cognitive impairment. Results of the study showed that the training ...

There is no test for ... entry-level 'let's get memory on the radar screen,'" says the foundation's Dr. Richard Powers, medical director of the Alabama Department of Mental Health.

So games, puzzles, and other types of brain training may help slow memory loss and other mental problems. One study involved more than 2,800 adults 65 and older. They went to up to 10 hour-long ...

ATLANTA, Nov. 19 -- Mild cognitive impairment ... test battery, including the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) -- which takes about 10 minutes to administer -- and cognitive tests in memory ...

The research found that among 85 participants in the study with mild cognitive impairment, those with low scores on a memory recall test and low ... dementia or mental impairment, although it ...

Researchers have categorized sleep deprivation in five stages: Stage 1: After 24 hours of no sleep, you may have a hard time focusing and feel mentally impaired ... Sleep helps memory in two ...

Crossword puzzles are widely used but have not been studied systematically in mild cognitive impairment ... an advantage over computer video games for memory functioning inolder adults with ...