雅思写作优秀范文精选：电脑游戏有助老年人保持智力

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　　Many over-60s may never have played a video game, nor have any inclination
to do so. New research, however, suggests that playing strategic video games –
those that emphasise resource management and planning, for example – may help
the elderly to maintain mental abilities including memory, reasoning and the
capacity for multi-tasking。
        　　Arthur Kramer of the University of Illinois said it was the first study to
find improvement in cognitive skills that were not directly related to the
skills learned in the game. The research is published in the journal Psychology
and Aging。
        　　The game used in the study was “Rise of Nations”， in which gamers score
points for building cities, feeding and employing their people, and maintaining
and expanding their territory. Participants in the study who were trained to
play the game showed significant cognitive benefits compared with those who were
not: they were able to switch between tasks better and faster, and their working
memory significantly improved。
        　　“This is one mode in which older people can stay mentally fit, cognitively
fit,” Prof Kramer said, adding that socialising, exercising and eating well were
also important to mental health in later years。