Brain Training Improves Memory

If we use our brain even when we're older, it works better. Harvard professor ellen langer conducted a novel experiment in 19 81. She took volunteers over the age of 70 to a retreat centre and asked them to pretend that it was 19 59 for the whole time. At the end of the programme, their memories had improved so much that they were performing like adults aged forty to 60, instead of adults aged 60 t 87. Their mental abilities had improved by around 20 years.