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Wellness Wednesday - Word Games and Brain Health

BrainHealth's Dr. Lori Cook on Good Morning Texas with Jane McGarry.

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Overview

Center for BrainHealth cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Lori Cook sat down with Jane McGarry on Good Morning Texas to share the scoop on how games can affect brain health and how your lifestyle habits can help reduce the risk of cognitive decline.Cook cautioned that while word games do exercise parts of the brain, the benefits can be narrow. "The main thing you're going to get out of doing crossword puzzles is being good at crossword puzzles." However, research shows that lifestyle is very important, and that mindfulness, connectedness and purpose can shape an individual's long-term brain health.

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"There's been a lot of good news lately. The Lancet Commission recently put out a report that essentially said 45% of our risk for dementia can be based on modifiable risk factors. ... there are a lot of things that we can take an active role in helping to reduce our risk ... – Lori Cook, PhD, Director of Clinical Research
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Lori Cook, PhD, CCC-SLP

Director of Clinical Research Head of Research, The BrainHealth Project Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences


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