Apps are all the rage today, so why not one that prevents cognitive decline? Scientists at the University of Cambridge, UK, have designed a brain training app called Game Show to boost episodic memory in people with mild cognitive impairment. As part of the study, researchers divided 42 participants aged 45 and above into two groups: a cognitive training group that played the game for eight hours for four weeks, and the control group that just visited the clinic without playing the game. The results showed that those who played the game displayed a 40-per-cent improvement in memory as well as enhanced confidence and motivation. The findings were published in The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Photo courtesy: Sahakian Lab, University of Cambridge
Featured in Harmony — Celebrate Age Magazine
September 2017