[For Seniors] Brain Training Recommended for Dementia Prevention
In this article, we introduce brain-training activities that can help prevent dementia in older adults.
As we age, memory is something everyone worries about.
For those concerned, we recommend simple, easy-to-do brain training designed for seniors.
Doing brain training activates the brain and can contribute to overall mental and physical well-being.
There are quiz formats, riddles, four-character idioms, and even brain-training activities you can do while moving your body.
Find the brain training that suits you, and enjoy doing it.
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[For Seniors] Brain Training That Helps Prevent Dementia! Recommended Exercises (1–10)
Torn-paper collage stickers
Why not spend a delightful time with our “Torn-Paper Collage Stickers,” a set that combines illustrations with stickers? It’s great for finger dexterity, and once finished, you can frame your piece to create a favorite interior decoration.
If you’re worried about getting your hands sticky with glue, this sticker-type product puts your mind at ease.
With multiple illustrations included, you can switch them up based on your preferences or mood.
It’s a triple win: it fills plenty of time, lets you create artwork, and even trains your brain.
Treat someone—and yourself—to this as a gift and enjoy!
Infinite Spot the Difference
“Infinite Spot the Difference” is a card game everyone can enjoy together.
Each card shows one of six illustrated scenes.
Choose any two scenes to create a deck, then draw two cards for each chosen scene and lay them out.
Set a time limit and take turns calling out the differences.
Because there are multiple cards for each scene, the spots that count as differences change depending on the card combination—so you can enjoy it endlessly.
A game that never ends is perfect for passing the time!
Puzzle-solving Book
Let’s enjoy some fun brain training with a pocket-sized puzzle book.
In senior care facilities, recreation often includes quizzes and riddles, and we’ve compiled those kinds of problems into a book.
A key feature is that you can jot down ideas and flashes of inspiration while solving.
Puzzle-solving lets you feel the joy and sense of accomplishment when you crack a problem.
You can work on it alone, or solve it together with family for extra fun.
Tackling the puzzles in a small group can also help stimulate communication.
[For Seniors] Brain Training That Helps Prevent Dementia! Recommended Exercises (11–20)
Stepping Brain-Training Exercise
They say that using both your mind and body is very helpful for brain training.
This is a game where you march in place and clap your hands according to rules set by a leader.
When you actually try it, it’s tricky and hard to keep up.
Also, because everyone moves their arms and legs broadly, it makes for a good bit of exercise and can help prevent falls.
Proverb fill-in-the-blank quiz
This game is about everyone guessing the missing parts of proverbs.
Even if you think you remember them, you might be surprised at how often you’ve forgotten or misremembered them.
It’s a great way both to review your memory and to learn new proverbs.
You might even pick up some obscure, niche ones you didn’t know before.
Crossword puzzle
You often see crossword puzzles in newspapers and magazines, but solving all of them can take quite a bit of time, right? Here’s a simplified version of a crossword puzzle.
All you have to do is answer the crossing part of two words, but the letters rotate, so it’s a little hard to read.
That effort to carefully read them feels like it’s working your brain, which is nice.
Stroop test
Brain training is said to be effective for preventing dementia and forgetfulness.
As a way to prevent forgetfulness, let’s try the Stroop test.
In this task, you say the name of the color that appears on the screen.
However, you actually speak out the color of the ink used to write the word—for example, for the word “black,” you say the color of the letters.
It can be a bit confusing at first, but if you focus on looking at the color and answering, it helps.
The background color changes partway through as well, which provides additional stimulation for the brain.
