In today’s Telegraph the effectiveness of brain-training computer games is under the spotlight. A study commissioned by US health organization Lifespan and published in the health journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia discusses the negative effects of ignoring the benefits of physical exercise in favour of the games
Prof Snyder, of Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, said: “Brain ageing products sold today can be a financial drain, decrease participation in more proven effective lifestyle interventions, like exercise.”
He added that they could also give false hope to the “worried well” about the chances of holding back the onset of mental decline. Link to article
Source: Telegraph
