In recent years, there has been something of a resurgence in the social aspect of playing board games and puzzles. |
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?Play is important at any age. It improves the cognitive functions, encourages creativity, and fosters logic skills. A National Institutes of Health study found that mental training, including strategy games, not only improved short-term cognitive function in adults but had effects ten years after the study’s activities. The study also suggested a significant reduction in Alzheimer’s risk through active brain stimulation with physical things including puzzles and board or card games.
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