
Exercise Your Mind: Cognitively Stimulating Activities and Social Engagement
Feb 4th, 2020 by dementiamatters
Our guest, Dr. Kimberly Mueller, joins us to discuss cognitively stimulating activities and the impact of social engagement on brain health. Guest: Kimberly Mueller, PhD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor, Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Episode Topics:
- What are cognitively stimulating activities? 1:25
- Recent studies: 2:50
- Are some activities better than others? 9:00
- Are Jeopardy or other “active” television shows considered cognitively stimulating? 10:23
- Are board games, crossword puzzles, and brain games considered cognitively stimulating activities? 11:22
- Is there evidence showing the benefits of social engagement? 15:08
- Advice for maintaining and strengthening brain health: 18:37