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Brain Games That Keep Your Mind Sharp With Age
Science confirms it -- the brain that keeps learning never stops growing. These 10 games prove it.
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Brain Games That Keep Your Mind Sharp With Age 
10. Crossword Puzzles -- Keep Your Vocabulary Razor SharpStudies show crossword solvers have brains that function 10 years younger than their actual age. 
9. Sudoku -- Pure Logic That Rewires Your Prefrontal CortexPure number logic with zero luck. Sudoku fires up the prefrontal cortex every single time you play. 
8. Jigsaw Puzzles -- Spatial Reasoning In Every PieceYour brain processes 1,000 pieces of spatial information every minute while assembling a jigsaw. 
7. Card Games -- Memory, Strategy, And Social SharpnessBridge players remember more cards, think faster, and score higher on memory tests than non-players. 
6. Strategy Video Games -- Real-Time Decisions That Grow Grey MatterReal-time strategy games increase grey matter density in the hippocampus by up to 12 percent. 
5. Chess -- Every Game Grows New Neural ConnectionsGrand Masters have measurably larger prefrontal cortices. Every game played literally grows your brain. 
4. Reading -- Every Page Strengthens Your Brain NetworkReading complex fiction activates more brain regions simultaneously than any other solo activity. 
3. Meditation -- The Practice That Literally Thickens Your CortexEight weeks of regular meditation physically thickens the prefrontal cortex. You can see it on a scan. 
2. Playing A Musical Instrument -- The Ultimate Full-Brain WorkoutPlaying an instrument fires up the visual, auditory, and motor cortices simultaneously -- at full power. 
1. Learning A New Language -- The Proven No. 1 Dementia DelayBilingual people develop dementia 4.5 years later than monolinguals. Your second language is brain armor.
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