Brain training research shows a 25 percent reduction in dementia risk for one specific type of game.
It used a specific exercise called Double Decision, available through a platform called BrainHQ.
Here is how it works: a car or tractor flashes briefly in the center of the screen. Simultaneously, a Route 66 sign appears somewhere in the periphery, surrounded by distracting road signs. You must correctly identify both, the vehicle and the sign location, before they disappear. As your accuracy improves, the images flash faster and the distractions multiply.
It trains the brain to process multiple pieces of visual information quickly, a fundamentally different skill than memorizing word lists or solving logic puzzles. Researchers who study cognitive decline believe that processing speed, not memory alone, may be one of the earliest and most important markers of brain health.
