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Brain training games are games that allow players to complete tasks that practice specific cognitive skills that exercise their memory, attention span, logic, and fast thinking. Brain training ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Doctors have recommended for years that people play brain games like puzzles and Sudoku to try to keep ...

Flexing your grey matter is super important, and it only becomes more important as time goes on. Whether you are in for a light diversion for your downtime, or you want to shake the dust off your ...

Engaging puzzle games like Blue Prince and Catherine keep players' brains active and satisfied. Super Hexagon and Tetris challenge players to develop split-second reactions and strategic thinking.

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A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research.Surprisingly, it wasn’t memory or problem-solving tasks that ...

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Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. And whether ...