In yesterday’s NY Times: Checkmating Alzheimer’s. “Can regular games of bridge or chess or playing a musical instrument ward off the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia? ”
I’d better send this to my mother and mother-in-law. Both complain about not wanting to learn to use a computer because it’s too hard. Of course, it’s also a good reason for me to learn a second language… or to learn play an instrument.