NEW YORK — It probably won’t become as popular as “Grand Theft Auto,” but a specialized video game may help older people boost mental skills like handling multiple tasks at once. In a preliminary study, healthy volunteers ages 60 to 85 showed gains in the...
Video Game Boosts Mental Abilities In Older People
By MALCOLM RITTER
AP Science Wr, Charlotte Sun
Wed, 09/04/2013 - 2:31pm
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