Mental exercise

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Mental exercise is to do a performance of something intellectual stimulating, e.g., playing chess or doing crosswords.

[edit] Beneficial effects

Mental exercise is a very efficient nootropic to prevent deterioration of cognition. For instance, it is a major prevention method of Alzheimer's disease.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Verghese J, Lipton R, Katz M, Hall C, Derby C, Kuslansky G, Ambrose A, Sliwinski M, Buschke H (2003). "Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly.". N Engl J Med 348 (25): 2508-16. PMID 12815136. 
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