High Tech games and Alzheimer’s Disease?
May 15, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Mangokiwi.com is an independent video game company looking to develop medical games (association, brain, and general care games) that will help prevent and/or fight Alzheimer’s Disease.
Research that supports this idea:
Computer “Games” Provide Mental Edge in People with Alzheimer’s (Nov 2006) – researchers report that virtual stimulation enhances the effects of Alzheimer’s medicines, allowing people in the earlier stages of Alzheimer’s to perform better on tests of memory and tasks of daily living.
(March 2006) Video games for the elderly: an answer to dementia or a marketing tool? – Nintendo’s Brain Training for Adults, a package of cerebral workouts aimed at the over-45s, is said to improve mental agility and even slow the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease…
Computer games could save your brain (July 2006) – some researchers think your performance in the computerized card game Freecell might reveal early signs of dementia…
Hi Liz,
This is interesting and falls into line with something a doctor told my husband. After Jim had been in an accident that resulted in a concussion and some memory loss, the doctor advised playing computer games that required mental alertness and memory…to rebuild these skills.
It’s interesting that games many think of a waste of time can actually assist in aiding rehabilitation for patients.
To Liz and her readers,
Thanks for your interest in our efforts. If you would like to know more about what we are doing at mangokiwi.com, I would suggest signing up for our free mailing list at http://mangokiwi.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/mangoclub/
Mangokiwi would also like to learn from all of your experiences with Alzheimer’s Disease. We invite you to send us your stories via our contact page (http://mangokiwi.com/contact.html).
Thanks,
Diwant