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Duer 157099

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13. You really want to give grandma a cognitive boost?

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 02:40 PM

Feb 2013

Drive her to a different part of town, maybe just a few blocks away, and tell her to find her way home.

(wait, that sounds mean. Not meant to be mean. Just saying that spatial orientation/finding way is the biggest boost to the part of the brain that declines with age).

Don't have a GPS for navigation, never will.

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Should grandma join Facebook? It may give her a cognitive boost, study finds [View all] DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 OP

I know "Words with Friends" is making my old brain work harder n/t NMDemDist2 Feb 2013 #1

Your Grandkids want you to give it a try maxsolomon Feb 2013 #2

Family in general DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #4

Some people are reflexively anti maxsolomon Feb 2013 #9

This grandma has been a member of Facebook for the past 5 years. RebelOne Feb 2013 #3

Same here DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #5

so would doing almost anything give grandma a cognitive boost. i bet facebook sponsored HiPointDem Feb 2013 #6

My Dad only plays the games on Facebook RockaFowler Feb 2013 #7

My kids are all over me to join fb, but it just doesn't appeal to me Arkansas Granny Feb 2013 #8

Grandma has invited you to play Farmville Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #10

Grandma has sent you a Candy Crush request Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #11

Grandma has added you to the Group: Murder She Wrote Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #12

You really want to give grandma a cognitive boost? Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #13