Brain workouts: Do they sharpen our thinking?
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 19:07
in Psychology & Sociology
The brain is more complicated than muscle, and keeping it busy doesn't necessarily make it stronger. If you're spending more and more of your time each day fumbling for names, looking for your keys and lamenting your lost youth, you probably shouldn't worry. Everyone loses a little -- what's the right word? -- "sharpness" as the years go by.