Regularly Playing Word Games Can Help People's Memory Stay Sharp

Experts recommend that playing Wordle or the daily crossword is the ideal way to start your day. It also has long-lasting positive effects on your brain health.

Experts believe that daily word games can aid seniors train their brains and prevent cognitive decline and other issues that come with age.

One expert even tells DailyMail.com that children who play these games every day are doing work right now, which will help their brain down the line.

Experts are unable to determine the cause but they have observed the trend of working out the mind by offering it simple, easy-to-solve problems and keeping it healthy and active.

Dr Ronald Petersen (left), director of Alzheimer's research at Mayo Clinic, told DailyMail.com that playing the daily word games is a positive lifestyle choice, similar to that of a healthy diet and regular exercise. Dr Jessica Caldwell (right), a neuropsychologist at the Cleveland Clinic, stated that the games can be an effective way to train the brain.

"Those types of word games can be fun when they challenge you, so you shouldn't be playing them on autopilot, and I think it's serving an important purpose in terms of supporting your brain health throughout your life," said Dr Jessica Caldwell who is a neuropsychologist at Cleveland Clinic.

DailyMail.com was told by Dr Ronald Petersen at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota that he recommends it to patients with problems with memory or thinking.

The main benefit of games is that they are generally enjoyable and a person may passively participate in them without realizing that doing so is helping their brain in the long run.

A lot of people enjoy taking pleasure out of playing word games, and the recent explosion of Wordle which was created by an independent game designer before being purchased by the New York Times for seven-figures indicates that there is a desire for these games within the majority of people.

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Combining this with the challenges of these games, as well as the possibility of learning new words, phrases, and ideas, can keep your brain engaged.

 In order to keep your memory and your thinking sharp, the key is really challenge and learning to keep your mind sharp,' Caldwell said.

'Those are the only ways that you're actually working your brain, you're creating new neural pathways, you're helping to maintain the neural pathways that were previously in place, so the key is you can't just be busy.'

Petersen explained that these types of games can have a negative impact on health and fitness in the short- and long-term. It is similar to regular exercise and an active lifestyle that will improve long-term health.

Wordle's recent emergence indicates that there is a need for games in the world.

He also described aging as something a person can turn into an  active process, taking on more responsibility in the way a body ages, and less of a 'passive process in which one simply let their body slowly break down as they age.

Petersen said, "Don't just sit back and let things unravel physically and mentally."

Why exactly this is the case cannot be determined However, Petersen believes it has to be related to the 'plasticity' of the brain.

Brain plasticity refers to the brain's capacity to grow and expand over time.

Petersen believes that working regularly out the brain can trigger neurons, which can increase their flexibility which can help to in preventing cognitive decline as time passes.

While Petersen stated that this issue could also be applicable to video games simple word games typically don't have any of the downsides.

Playing a video game, like popular titles like Minecraft and Call of Duty, can stimulate neurons, and help develop their audio and visual response to stimulus.

These games can be addictive and cause other health issues like damage to eyes or disrupting sleep cycles.