After 20 Years Of Tracking, One Type Of Brain Training Seemed To Lower Dementia Risk

Some scientists think that expert birdwatchers might have a higher cognitive reserve, which may act as a buffer against dementia, because of the type of activity the hobby creates in their brains. 

And now, research has found that “speed of processing training” is linked to a 25% lower dementia risk, while memory and reasoning training resulted in no such benefit.

In a recent study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, researchers followed over 2,000 people aged 65 and over from six areas over 20 years.