People who thought declining memory and brain function were inevitable as they aged gave up too easily, said clinical psychologist Maurice Finn.
People with mild cognitive impairment, often a precursor to dementia, could improve their brain function with computer games, said Mr Finn, who works at the memory clinic at Royal North Shore Hospital's department of aged care and rehabilitation.
Advertisement: Story continues below After 30 sessions the elderly people with mild cognitive impairment got better at playing computer games designed to improve memory and concentration.
The skills they developed also seemed to help them perform better at other, similar tasks, said Mr Finn, who will present his findings at the Australian Association of Gerontology conference in Tasmania this week [Read more ...].
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