Jim Kwik explains how crossword puzzles build cognitive reserve and delay memory decline. They engage multiple brain regions, provide moderate difficulty that sharpens performance, and work even better as a social activity.
Crossword puzzles. They have been found to delay onset of memory decline, possibly due to its effect on improving cognitive reserve. It is the process of learning new information that is most important for the brain. And when we do something like a crossword puzzle, it's a test of memory. You're retrieving information. It's a test of memory, knowledge, language, verbal ability. Here are some of the ways that crosswords can help you activate your brain. First, doing crossword puzzles is difficult for many of us and moderately difficult cognitive tasks is helpful in cognitive performance and your brain health. Secondly, crossword puzzles will engage multiple brain regions in the search for the right word, and the clues often force you to link concepts maybe you haven't connected or pictured together before. Lastly, I'll say that crossword puzzles can potentially, because they're a social activity, gives you connection.
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