Articles on memory training were not reviewed here because we see this as not directly life enriching.
True, memory training like medications, diet, physical activity, and mental activity, inasmuch as they do mitigate challenges, do enable life enrichment. These enablements are appropriate for a different study.
It is also true that persons engaging in memory training have testified that this gave them a sense of accomplishment, which they found life enriching. Life enriching sense of accomplishment is real and can be had from no end of activities. We limited ourselves to a small set of activities where each activity can be well defined so that replicable results can be obtained.
Contributed by Don Moyer.
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There is some research that says memory training is beneficial, doing crosswords, word games, learning new skills etc. Most of the research focuses on those without any memory impairment. If the dementia diagnosis is already present, are the word games and other challenging activities helpful? Do they reduce the or slow the progress of the memory loss? I don't know. I do know that they may give the individual some sense of accomplishment and any kind of cognitive stimulation is better than none. A website that my clients with early stage dementia enjoy, is http://www.lumosity.com
Mary Poole, Silverado Senior Living
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