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Editorial
. 2022 Dec;1(12):EVIDe2200268.
doi: 10.1056/EVIDe2200268. Epub 2022 Nov 22.

A 109-Year-Old Pastime Beats a High-Tech Teenager

Patrick Merrell  1
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A 109-Year-Old Pastime Beats a High-Tech Teenager

Patrick Merrell. NEJM Evid. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Surprise! According to findings in the article entitled "Computerized Games versus Crosswords Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment," now published in NEJM Evidence,1 solving crosswords had a more beneficial effect on older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) than training with an array of Web-based brain games. The researchers had hypothesized just the opposite outcome, in part, on the basis of the findings of a 2015 study2 involving cognitively intact participants of a greater age range (18-80 years of age in the earlier study vs. 55-95 years of age in the current study).

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