Research has shown mental exercise......educational courses, planning, reading, chess, etc. staves off the onset of Alzheimer's. Would not the intense concentration and planning involved in playing video games do the same?
2006-11-24 06:42:21 · 3 answers · asked by syrious 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Absolutely. Obviously, some video games would be better than others. You would want to avoid the violent ones as they could easily agitate the patient. The more problem solving involved the better, but get a variety that stimulate different learning centers of the brain. Also the more advanced the Alzheimer's when you start, the more basic the game will have to be...maybe even a children's learning video game.
2006-11-24 08:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can't hurt. But do the mental exercise too.
2006-11-24 14:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by queendebadow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think so.
2006-11-24 14:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋