Benefits of mental exercises for seniors persist 10 years after training

Older adults who received as few as 10 sessions of mental training show long-lasting improvements in reasoning and speed of processing skills 10 years after the intervention, according to UF Health researchers with the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly, or ACTIVE, study. This study is funded by grants from the National Institute on Aging to the University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as six other universities.
Older adults who received as few as 10 sessions of mental training show long-lasting improvements in reasoning and speed of processing skills 10 years after the intervention, according to UF Health researchers with the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly, or ACTIVE, study. This study is funded by grants from the National Institute on Aging to the University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as six other universities.