Dementia: Can your brain keep up with the game?
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This video aims to demystify whether brain games have a direct, positive effect on cognitive functioning. There has been a recent emphasis on the importance of advancing one’s mental performance before hitting the age of cognitive decline, in which memory, language, thinking and judgment abilities deteriorate. Many industries are currently marketing computer-based activities aimed to improve such skills and prevent the onset of dementia, a common disease of the nervous system that causes a decline in mental functioning. In this video, research on the efficacy of brain games is explored as well as other potential avenues for maintaining brain health.
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