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.“”