“Card games challenge cognitive flexibility, logical reasoning and math skills, stimulating the brain’s frontal lobe and numerical reasoning areas,” says Allder.
6 mind sports to exercise your brain and keep you sharp Many of us will be getting family favourites such as Scrabble and Chess out of the cupboard over the Christmas period to enjoy with our loved ones.
“Backgammon combines strategic planning, probability and risk assessment, stimulating the prefrontal cortex and numerical reasoning areas of the brain,” explains Allder.
We have spoken to some experts who have explained how these activities enhance brain function and why regularly engaging in them can help maintain mental sharpness in later life.
Lots of these beloved games are referred to as ‘mind sports’ as they help exercise our brain.
