The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function in later life. That’s the finding of a a large-scale and robust online trial done by experts at the University of Exeter Medical School and Kings College London. The researchers analyzed data from more than 17,000 healthy people aged… Continue reading Daily Crosswords Linked to Sharper Brain in Later Life
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The Secrets of “SuperAger” Brains
“SuperAgers” 80 and above have distinctly different looking brains than those of normal older people, according to research done at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and published January 28th 2015 in the Journal of Neuroscience. The study begins to reveal why the memories of these cognitively elite elders don’t suffer the usual ravages of time. A… Continue reading The Secrets of “SuperAger” Brains