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Brain train game may help protect against dementia for up to 20 years
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The other potential explanation is that it's because the speed task increases in difficulty as you get better at it. I'm hoping that's the real reason.
I'm sure there will be more follow up research. In the meantime, seems like fast paced games are likely a good activity to engage in.