Everyday Health September 16, 2022
By Lauren Bedosky Medically Reviewed by Justin Laube, MD

Flex your brain muscles with game apps that could help sharpen memory and focus. Here are several to consider trying.

Play games, boost brainpower? It may sound too good to be true, but playing games like those you’d find on your phone could help you stay sharp for years to come.

“There’s been a lot of research in this area and there’s definitely a link between mental stimulation and lowering your risk for cognitive decline with age,” says Gary Small, MD, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, and author of The Memory Bible. Dr. Small is the former director of the UCLA Longevity Center and has led studies on memory fitness programs.For example,...

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