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Video Games and Older Adults



If what researchers have discovered is absolutely true, then we are going to have grandparents playing video games along with the grandchildren and thoroughly enjoying themselves. Playing these games is supposed to help people multitask because it a brain stimulant. The more complicated and full of strategy the game is, the better it is for older adults. The games may soon be looked on as an antidote to the aging process since it supposedly keeps adults on their toes.


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Cognitive ability and memory decline with age so by keeping adults focused on a game, they are able to do several things at the same time¯they are able to press the various buttons at the same time while keeping watch on the monitor and at they keep stimulating their brain by getting excited. Parents may have a tough time now controlling not only their own children but also their own parents! They may soon start wondering whether there is not any other way of keeping senility at bay.

     

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