You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and eventually make your way to one or more crossword puzzles, word games and other brain twisters. “Doing puzzles, in and of itself, will only improve how you do the puzzles,” said Dr. To some folks' surprise, scientists say there's no strong evidence to support a connection between word games and brain health. Debra Cherry, a clinical psychologist and executive vice president of Alzheimer’s Los Angeles, said there's no strong evidence to support widespread faith in the value of word games and other brain enhancement products. After the eight weeks of games, the word search group showed no improvement, but the music group showed a 4% improvement.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 11, 2023 19:28 UTC