Older adults who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in ... experiment that required participants to memorise images, whilst being distracted. Dr Joe Cutting ...

However, older adults who played strategy games did not show the same improvements in memory or concentration ... required participants to memorize images while being distracted.

Researchers recently conducted a study to see how playing different types of video games impacts memory capabilities in both younger and older adults. They compared how well they performed at ...

the volunteers were given a surprise memory test to recall as many images as they could from the previously viewed set. (MORE: Exercise Trumps Brain Games in Keeping Our Minds Intact) Compared to ...

A decline in memory is a harsh reality for some people as they age and may even mark the start of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease. But new research suggests that time spent in virtual reality – ...

This innovative VR game activates ... such as dementia in older adults. As the global population ages, supporting older adults in maintaining their cognitive and memory functions has become ...

The study involved 42 healthy older adults ... games that did not require navigating or recalling details. After 15 sessions, the latter performed roughly the same as before on a long-term memory ...