A gold-standard study on brain training

The headlines

The Telegraph: Alzheimer’s disease: Online brain training “improves daily lives of over-60s”

The story

A new trial shows the benefits of online ‘brain training’ exercises including improvements in everyday tasks, such as shopping, cooking and managing home finances.

also note:

“, we know that physical exercise has long-term and profound benefits for cognitive function. If the control group had been going for a brisk walk everyday, maybe the relative benefits of these computerised exercises would have vanished.”

Research is on brain training for over 60s but I wonder whether it has any implications for brain training for those with psychosis/schizophrenia who can also have problems with ADLs.

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Sounds like everyone could benefit from regular brain training ! Thanks for sharing.