Strategic video game improves critical cognitive skills in older adults

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 05:14 in Psychology & Sociology

A desire to rule the world may be a good thing if you're over 60 and worried about losing your mental faculties. A new study found that adults in their 60s and 70s can improve a number of cognitive functions by playing a strategic video game that rewards nation-building and territorial expansion.

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