Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

Brain games and memory exercises stimulate neural ... of squats — per day can improve cognition over time, which means working out improves your brain as well as your body.

Will solving Sudoku help stave off Alzheimer's? It makes sense in theory, but there are many variables and results are almost ...

Brain training games and apps are not a silver bullet when ... they exercise these cognitive skills significantly less than when they were working and younger. This poses a risk for them to ...

Brain training games can also help develop working and short-term memory, processing, and problem-solving skills. Brain training can work for kids, too. Invest in a book of word puzzles ...

A study of middle-aged adults finds that walking the dog or doing household chores is enough activity to save your brain ...

The work, presented at the Manchester Science ... Prof Owen said previous studies had shown that brain training games do not improve cognitive function and that the mental benefits could be ...

Some brain training games teach people strategies to improve ... abilities — not just on the specific task they’re working on, but related tasks, too. That “isn’t terribly surprising ...