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Back to SearchWill brain training data change policy when it comes to Alzheimer’s prevention? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Cognitive speed training using a computer to generate images and accelerate task completion was able to reduce the likelihood that an older person wo…
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One type of brain training seems to be important in reducing Alzheimer’s disease risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports
A novel study has shown that training the brain with cognitive speed training seems to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Johns Hopkins Alzheime…
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Can cognitive speed training make your brain more connected? Elizabeth Tracey reports
If you were asked to learn a computer based task that would require an hour twice a week for six weeks, and it was something you would largely have t…
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How can we account for why cognitive speed training seems to reduce Alzheimer’s risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Working with images on a computer screen on a task that gets faster and more complex may reduce one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 25% c…
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How does learning by yourself compare with instruction when it comes to preserving brain function? Elizabeth Tracey reports
When you have to teach yourself a task and adapt to having that task speed up, that’s one type of learning used in a study assessing different types …
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Does having to figure things out on your own protect your brain better than other kinds of activities? Elizabeth Tracey reports
People who received memory and reasoning training or those who didn’t receive any brain training were more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s di…
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What exactly is cognitive speed training? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Among a cohort of 2800 people, those who received cognitive speed training compared to usual care or memory and reasoning training we less likely to …
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If you’re looking to preserve brain health doing cognitive speed training may be best, Elizabeth Tracey reports
If you’re like many people you’d rather not develop dementia, so a new study demonstrating the benefits of a computer based intervention called cogni…
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What does 20 years of follow up tell us about activities to protect the brain? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Cognitive speed training, where a computer is used to present an image and require tasks based on images that speeds up, resulted in fewer dementia d…
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Is it possible to make personal changes to stave off dementia and preserve independence? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Showing someone a visual task on a computer and then speeding things up so they must complete it faster and faster preserves brain function better th…
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