One particular type of mental exercise may succeed at doing what nothing else has before: putting off dementia. A new, 10-year study showed that speed training—computer exercises that get users to visually process information more quickly—beat out memory and reasoning exercises, two other popular brain-training techniques. Researchers found that a total of 11 to 14 hours of speed training has the potential to cut by as much as 48% the risk of developing dementia 10 years later. ...
Between 11 and 14 hours of app - based speed training over 10 years may reduce the risk of dementia by 48 – 10 years later , according to a study . Researchers investigated 2,832 healthy patients aged 65 - 94 and recommended speed training from the age of 50 to 64 . The data is considered preliminary as it has yet to be peer - reviewed or published in a medical journal .