My mom is getting older and is totally susceptible to this. I've been trying to teach her about neuroplacisity, which is the concept that the brain can recover and rejuvenate from many things, but it must be exercised like anything else. To "exercise" the brain, you must engage in something very mentally challenging. You must find it difficult, like when learning a new skill. It's not enough to simply concentrate, or to learn passively. You must be actively, mentally engaged and it must be challenging and difficult. It must be something you have to try over and over to get right. Video games are perfect for this, but I can't seem to get my Mom to believe video games are good for her.

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