Completing a fiendish jigsaw certainly engages many areas of the brain, but genetics and other lifestyle factors also play their part
‘That’s a very strong statement,” cautions Roxi Carare, professor of clinical neuroanatomy at the University of Southampton. “A more appropriate way to put it is: puzzles help delay the onset and worsening of the symptoms of dementia.”
Dementia is an umbrella term for conditions that lead to a decline in cognitive function. Some kinds have been linked to poor waste removal from the brain.
