At the Bridge Table, Clues to a Lucid Old Age
外文一 李哲儒 49712052
A super memory club consists of very old elders who have lived past 90 without a trace of dementia. It is a group that can provide much information about lucid brain for researchers who study in preserving mental sharpness. We can find the clue that these elder can be so clearly in mind instead of forgotten memory in not only their genes but also in their routines and daily.
The bridge game is one of the methods these elders keep their mind shape. It forces your brain to think of strategy to win the game and also keep challenging your mind. In another hand, the place bridge game hold provides an appropriate condition for elders to interact with other peers. Researchers believe that mental engagement such as puzzle, poker, and reading may delay the arrival of symptoms of dementia. And social connections, including interaction with friends, may be very important, some suspect. A healthy human in an isolative circumstance many become disoriented and their brains go blank faster.
In my experience, my grandfather is about 80 years old. Though he has much illness, his mind is very clear. I think it is because he likes to play mahjong which is a classic of Chinese culture. On the mahjong table, my grandpa never stop thinking of winning, so he will use his brain a lot to avoid losing, and many of his old friends will get together play with him. People organs will easily become rusty when they get older, so don’t quite to stimulate your brain to have a sharp mind.(261)
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