Brain games can help older adults stay sharp and multitask

Brain games can help older adults stay sharp and multitask
- August 21, 2019
- Mark Steyvers, cog sci, Earth.com, Aug. 21, 2019
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“We discovered that people in the upper age ranges who completed specific training
tasks were able to beef up their brain’s ability to switch between tasks in the game
at a level similar to untrained 20- and 30-year-olds,” said Mark Steyvers, the lead
author of the study.
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