{"id":24595,"date":"2025-03-25T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=24595"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:22:58","slug":"will-stimulating-my-brain-as-i-age-keep-it-sharp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=24595","title":{"rendered":"Will Stimulating My Brain as I Age Keep It Sharp?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Q: I\u2019ve heard that keeping my brain active, with word games, crossword puzzles, reading and other activities, will help prevent memory loss as I get older. Is that true? Are some activities better than others?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Jennifer O\u2019Brien, a psychologist who studies Alzheimer\u2019s disease prevention at the University of South Florida, gives public lectures, she says she\u2019s frequently asked if activities like crossword puzzles or word games will stave off age-related cognitive decline.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the No. 1 question,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s this very pervasive, common belief that if I do these types of games, it\u2019s going to help me as I age.\u201d<\/p>\n

The truth, she and other experts said, is more complicated. The science on whether specific brain activities are helpful, or if some are more effective than others, is limited and hard to evaluate, and other aspects of your life may be more important.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But certain kinds of brain activities could, potentially, strengthen your cognitive skills as you age.<\/p>\n