Older adults who play digital puzzle games may have improved working memory and concentration abilities equivalent to younger adults in their 20s, a study indicates.

"It's critical to have good working memory skills," said Susanne Jaeggi, psychology professor and co-director of the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-Being at Northeastern University.

Describing the game’s cognition-boosting effects in a new study, researchers explain how they recruited 47 adults aged 60 to 79 to take part in an eight-week experiment.

Here are 5 such brain-boosting games that go beyond the usual crosswords and Sudoku — ones that hold real promise for memory and attention, especially in older adults. Jigsaw puzzles ...

Some parents fear that video games might be detrimental to children’s well-being, but a new study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health finds that gaming may help with both cognition ...

Playing video games could boost brain function in children, ... more of video gaming per day outperform kids who never played any type of video games in terms of impulse control and working memory.

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Games that require you to react to a stimulus—like a road sign or new environment—while playing can improve working memory, or the ability to recall information while you’re in the middle of ...

Games like word games, puzzles, or card games can help create more brain neurons, which can slow the decline of cognition and memory related to dementia. Dementia causes a progressive loss of a ...