But it doesn't translate to the cognitive skills needed for everyday living activities, such as job performance or maintaining independent living, they said. Neil Charness, professor of psychology and a leading authority on aging and cognition, teamed up with Walter Boot, professor of psychology, both at Florida State University, to test the theory that brain games like crossword puzzles help preserve cognitive function and found that people get better in those specific skills if they play over and over again. Still, while some scientists welcome toymakers paying attention to older consumers, they also warn of these products' limitations. Swartz plays games five days a week, including bridge and poker with his friends, and he said it's important to keep his mind flexible, otherwise “I would be fearful that my mind would start to go a little bit stale.” More information is available on their website.
To celebrate Halloween here at Part圜asino, we created this freakishly hard puzzle full of pumpkins. Ben Swartz, 92, who lives with his 85-year-old wife in a retirement community in Des Moines, Iowa, and who ran a chain of 14 toy stores in the 1970s, has noticed some of the new offerings from the toy industry, and he applauds the moves. Gameloft SE is part of Vivendi Group a global leader in culture, entertainment, media and communications. Spot the Poker Chip in an Ocean of Scary Pumpkins. Educational Insights, which focuses on educational toys for pre-schoolers, is incorporating images of older people in its marketing after noticing last year that its brain twister toys like Kanoodle and BrainBolt were resonating with older customers in online reviews.
