Cognitive speed training over weeks may delay the diagnosis of dementia over decades

Cognitive speed training over weeks may delay the diagnosis of dementia over decades NIH-funded effort finds positive outcomes with strategies that engaged mostly unconscious, rather than conscious, thinking. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/cognitive-speed-training-over-weeks-may-delay-diagnosis-dementia-over-decades A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study that followed adults age 65 and older over 20 years has linked a specific cognitive training regimen to reduced diagnoses of Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD). While the authors assessed three different kinds of training, only one, which challenged participants with rapid object detection tasks, was associated with a 25% lower rate of dementia diagnosis, as indicated by Medicare claims data.