Play Games Apparently Make Staying Healthy Brain

Berita Kocar Kacir on

Monday, November 26, 2012

WASHINGTON - mental activities such as reading and writing to maintain structural integrity in the brains of people who are older. According to a recent study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), reveal activities that help keep the brain healthy, inclusive play activities.

Reported by ScienceDaily, Monday (11/26/2012), previous research showing an association between cognitive activity elderly and mentally better. Now, new research conducted Konstantinos Arfanakis and colleagues from the Rush University Medical Center and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, studied the effects of cognitive activity of white matter (white matter) in the brains of elderly.

"Reading the newspaper, writing letters, visiting the library, attending games or play games such as chess are simple activities that can contribute to brain health," said Arfanakis.

This study using known methods, ie, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to generate data on the diffusion anisotropy. Diffusion anisotropy is related to the measurement of how water molecules move through the brain.

In white matter, diffusion anisotropy using water that moves more easily in the direction parallel to the brain axons. "Diffusion anisotropy is higher when the diffusion occurs in one direction, rather than the (way) to another," he explained.

The study involved 152 elderly participants of the Rush Memory and Aging Project, a large-scale study that is focused on risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. These participants had an average age of 81 years.

Researchers asked participants to rate the frequency scale of 1 to 5, where they participate in activities that involve mental list since last year. These activities include reading newspapers and magazines, write letters, play cards and board games. (FMH)

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