Sunday, April 22, 2007

Use it or Lose It

Use it or loose it
Below are the links that were referred to in the May LCCCUG newsletter, President's Column:

Newsweek magazine (3/26/07) cover story, “Health: Can Exercise make you Smarter”.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17662246/site/newsweek/
or http://tinyurl.com/ynrzmt

New York Times (3/30/07): "Video Games Conquer Retirees"
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/30/arts/30seni.html?ex=1332907200&en=071aee3567f7bb9b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
or http://tinyurl.com/ypu3ho

Nelson/Net Surveys (2004) "Middle Age Females Play more Games Online than Teen Males..."
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=291
or http://tinyurl.com/2kb5x6
Positscience (3/27/07) "Exercising your brain power.."
http://www.positscience.com/newsroom/news/news/032707.php
or http://tinyurl.com/32qpd7

There are many websites that we can go to for these kinds of games:
http://popgames.com/ (Bejeweled, Bookworm, Chuzzle, etc)
http://pogo.com/ demonstrated by Judy Koch
http://sharpbrains.com/ Your Brain Fitness center
http://positscience.com/ The Brain Fitness Program
http://kappapuzzles.com/ Recommended by the American Alzheimer’s Association
http://cognitivelabs.com “A game a day keeps your brain OK”