Baby boomers are being told they are now at the stage of what researchers call “cognitive decline.” Happily, researchers believe that mental gymnastics will inhibit brain rot and even hold off Alzheimer’s disease. Technology marketers for their part provide software-mind games for older brains to stay sharp.

Mind games are essentially recommended for older people who have retired and who have no daily mental activity at work to keep them engaged. In fact, playing mind games may not just be a way to help keep people mentally fit in day-to-day activities but, in some cases, they almost certainly can help ward off Alzheimer’s and other kinds of dementia.

One article by Globe and Mail specifically mention Brain Age 2 for Nintendo DS as a fun game with therapeutic merits.

“Nintendo developed its Brain Age games from a wildly popular book called Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain, by a Japanese neuroscientist Kawashima Ryuta. Brain Age 2 features games involving simple math operations, a musical test involving a virtual piano, a word-scramble game, a Tetris-style game and Sudoku puzzles”.

In Canada, computer games such as Brain Fitness Program 2.0, MindFit and Brain Age are gaining ground, among the older set.

Classic games like crossword puzzles, Sudoku, Scrabble and jigsaw puzzles are still the favorite pastimes among ageing people who wish to exercise their brains while also having some fun.

Individuals can help themselves by engaging in mental calisthenics on a daily basis. Remember, when it comes to staying sharp, it’s use it or lose it. Come, play mind games for fun and health benefits.

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Entry was posted on Saturday, September 29th, 2007 at 7:56 pm under Uncategorized.

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