US EditionBrain Training Reduces Dementia Risk by 25%, Study Finds
A 20-year NIH-funded study found booster sessions of computerized visual speed training cut dementia risk by 25% in older adults, with 2,800 participants across six U.S. states.
- On Monday, the ACTIVE trial follow-up published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia found `Double Decision`, the speed-training exercise, lowered dementia risk by 25% over 20 years.
- Researchers say speed training enhances visual processing speed and attention, while investigators propose its `Double Decision` adaptive design drives procedural learning and neuroplasticity.
- More than 2,800 adults aged 65 and older were randomized across six US geographic sites, training one to two 60–75-minute weekly sessions for five weeks plus booster sessions, with dementia tracked via Medicare medical records.
- Yet study authors and outside researchers cautioned that the benefit applies only to this specific training, with Marilyn Albert saying `To me, this changes the conversation`.
- The Lancet Commission two years ago concluded nearly half of dementias could be prevented by addressing 14 risk factors, as Posit Science commercializes speed training amid conflict-of-interest disclosures.
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A brain-training game that takes about 2 hours a week can reduce your risk of developing dementia by 25%, study finds
Speed training can lower your risk of developing dementia by 25%, according to a new study.SeventyFour/Getty ImagesAn online speed training game can lower your risk of developing dementia by 25%, a new study suggests.People who played memory and reasoning games didn't get the same long-term benefits.Researchers aren't sure why speed training is so good for your brain, but it might boost connectivity.A groundbreaking new study suggests you may be…
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