10 Brain Games & Sporting Activities That Boost Memory
These Brain Games May Boost Your Memory Brain health is a vital part of overall well-being as we age. Research suggests the best way to boost memory and reduce dementia risk is through engaging in a variety of activities that nourish and challenge our brains. There’s evidence that engaging in diverse cognitive tasks — such as playing certain games, reading, or learning new skills — can stimulate neural connections, boost cognitive reserve, and foster neuroplasticity. Boosting Cognitive Reserve and Neuroplasticity Using Your Brain Cognitive reserve is the brain’s ability to be agile, solve problems, take on challenges, and resist injury due to trauma, stroke, or aging. Although researchers don’t totally understand how a person gets or improves on “brain resilience,” it seems to be a combination of the brain we were born with and how we do — or don’t — use it. It appears that by cognitively challenging yourself, you can expand your cognitive reserve Neuroplasticity is the brain's abi...