You wake up, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and finally head off to do one or more crosswords, word games, and other brain teasers. Jose Galvan, 77, said he thinks his daily routine of a crossword, Wordle and “one or more Sudoku grids” keeps him “mentally agile”. “Solving puzzles in and of itself only improves the way you solve the puzzles,” said Dr. And while experts don’t quite get it, those I spoke to said learning new things — like music and language — could help. After the eight weeks of play, the word search group showed no improvement, but the music group showed a 4% improvement.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 11, 2023 18:26 UTC