Exercise Your Mind: Cognitively Stimulating Activities and Social Engagement

from Dementia Matters · host Wisconsin Alzheimer‘s Disease Research Center

Our guest, Dr. Kimberly Mueller, joins us to discuss cognitively stimulating activities and the impact of social engagement on brain health. Guest: Kimberly Mueller, PhD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor, Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison Episode Topics: What are cognitively stimulating activities? 1:25 Recent studies: 2:50 Are some activities better than others? 9:00 Are Jeopardy or other “active” television shows considered cognitively stimulating? 10:23 Are board games, crossword puzzles, and brain games considered cognitively stimulating activities? 11:22 Is there evidence showing the benefits of social engagement? 15:08 Advice for maintaining and strengthening brain health: 18:37

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