As the median age of the population continues to increase due to medical and other advances, more and more senior citizens are living longer lives. There has been much focus in recent years regarding some of the problems that can be encountered as one ages. Reduced mental capacity is one such topic. Basically, it goes back to the old adage, use it or lose it. This is true with brain function. Minds that continue to have regular stimulation function better and more efficiently than brains that are not stimulated. This is true for younger generations not just senior citizens. A recent study looked at bingo as a stimulant for brain function. The results were rather encouraging.
The study specifically focused on online bingo playing and was completed over a lengthy period of time. Therefore, the reliability of the results is quite good. The subjects participating in the longitudinal study numbered 112. They were from a wide range of age groups, as young as 18 years old all the way up to 82. Half of the group served as the control group. This group basically did nothing different nor did they participate in bingo during the study. The other half of the group participated in the online bingo. This was the experimental group.
The results of the study provided evidence that point to increased brain function, specifically memory, in those players who played online bingo. Additionally, over time the study participants found that they were much better able to concentrate on tasks. Researchers point out that the game of online bingo requires players to be able to do these tasks. Bingo players must focus on what is being called. They must also use their working memory to remember bingo calls as they search for the number on their card. Also, most
online bingo players are required to do multitasking, again another way in which the brain is provided with stimulation. By playing online bingo regularly, they were able to strengthen these mental capacities. Online bingo provides a source of mental stimulation for people without even requiring them to leave their own home.
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A game like
bingo does help improve mental concentration and reactions.
Online bingo offers the opportunity for players to stimulate the mind at anytime without the need to travel to a bingo hall.
