Adults who played a specific type of cognitive speed training were found to have a dramatically lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s, new research finds.
  • howrar@lemmy.ca
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    2 hours ago

    How does this compare to other types of cognitive work? There are much more interesting things I’d rather spend my time on. It’d be nice to know if they have similar benefits.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 hours ago

      The article specifically mentions speed training as the activity that actually produced measurable results while memory training or reasoning training did not. The theory is that this type of activity engages different brain structures.

      • howrar@lemmy.ca
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        1 hour ago

        The other potential explanation is that it’s because the speed task increases in difficulty as you get better at it. I’m hoping that’s the real reason.