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A 20-year follow-up of the NIH-funded ACTIVE trial found that older adults who completed adaptive visual speed-of-processing training with booster sessions had a 25% lower dementia risk than controls.

CLEVELAND — What if a few weeks of simple brain training could help protect your mind for decades? A new NIH-funded study suggests that may be possible, and it is just one of several new findings that ...

Research shows that targeted brain training, especially adaptive speed-based exercises, can significantly lower dementia risk even decades later. These activities work by enhancing neuroplasticity, ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...