The Boston Globe (1/13, Lazar) reports on a “first-of-its kind study” scheduled for release today that finds positive effects to “brain training drills” lasting up to ten years. The study analyzed data from “roughly 2,800 participants” who were given sessions of brain training, 74% of whom showed continuing improvement at the decade mark.
Reuters (1/13, Steenhuysen) reports that the results are slated for publication in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Related Links:
— “Study finds long-lasting results from brain exercises, “Kay Lazar, The Boston Globe, January 13, 2014.