Recently the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine issued a report called Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward. The authors reviewed thirteen different kinds of interventions thought to have an effect on cognitive function, Alzheimers and dementia (things like diet, nutrition, anti-dementia drugs, exercise, and so on) and concluded that BRAIN TRAINING had the best evidence backing it. Brain Training for Dementia contains a step-by-step program designed to improve - COGNITIVE FUNCTION - MEMORY - WORKING MEMORY - CONCENTRATION - VISUAL WORKING MEMORY - AUDITORY WORKING MEMORY - NEUROMOTOR SKILLS - BRAIN PROCESSING SPEED