Seniors who get this training keep their driver’s licenses longer

Nothing signifies independence quite as much as a set of car keys. Just think back to the day you got your driver’s license and your parents let you take their car for a spin — it was the ultimate rush of freedom.

Sure, as the years went on, you gradually started to take the ability to drive for granted. But if you’re creeping up on your senior years, it’s something you need to start thinking about again…

Because the sad fact is, a lot of people lose their license as they get older. All it takes is one failed driving test. You don’t even need diagnosable dementia. It can happen even if your brain’s just a little foggier than it used to be. And if you want to prevent this, you have to start now…

A recent study published in The Gerontologist found that participating in brain training can keep you from losing your driving privileges (and independence) within the next ten years.

Researchers studied 2,000 adults age 65 or older, and found that those who were given brain training more than doubled their chances of still being able to drive in ten years.

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Besides the control group, all study participants received 10 hours of one of the following three types of brain training:

• Reasoning training where they did brain teasers and learned problem-solving strategies using a pencil and paper.
• Memory training where they categorized lists of words, like a list of errands or a grocery list, using a pencil and paper.
• Divided-attention training, a computer game where they were briefly shown several objects on a screen at once and then asked questions about what they’d seen.

Some participants were also randomly selected to receive an additional 10 hours of brain training. And at the end of the ten year study, here’s what researchers found:

• Participants who received reasoning brain training were 49 to 55 percent more likely to be able to drive in ten years.
• Participants who received divided-attention brain training were 49 to 55 percent more likely to be able to drive in ten years.
• Participants who were randomly selected to receive 10 additional hours of divided-attention brain training were 70 percent more likely to be able to drive in ten years.

So if you want to maintain as much independence as possible as you get older (and who doesn’t?), brain training could be the ticket. Based on previous research, divided-attention training seems to be the most beneficial for your brain as you age. A study published earlier this year found that divided-attention training (also known as speed-of-processing training) can slash your dementia risk by 50 percent. Here’s a link to BrainHQ.com, a subscription-based site where you can play divided-attention training games until your heart (and brain) are content.

Sources:

1. “Brain training may help keep seniors on the road.” Pennsylvania State University. http://news.psu.edu. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

2. “Specific brain training reduces dementia risk across 10 years.” MedicalXpress. http://medicalxpress.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.