Cognitively stimulating activities

Cognitively stimulating activities improve cognitive function in humans.

“Greater cognitive activity was specifically associated with better executive functioning, episodic memory, and language scores.”

Humansn = 314

Pathway analysis of cognitive resilience factors and cognitive function in the Long Life Family Study (LLFS)

Neuropsychology·29 Sep 2025

Cognitively stimulating activities decrease decline in processing speed in humans.

“attenuated the effects of change in cortical thickness and brain volume on decline in processing speed over time”

Humanshigher childhood CSAn = 204

Childhood engagement in cognitively stimulating activities moderates relationships between brain structure and cognitive function in adulthood

Neurobiology of aging·23 Feb 2024

Cognitively stimulating activities are associated with subjective cognitive concerns in humans (B=-0.05, 95% CI -0.08 to -0.02).

“cognitively stimulating activities (B=-0.05, 95% CI -0.08 to -0.02; P<.001)”

Humansmild-to-moderate chronic stroke2 weeksn = 202

Real-Time Associations Between Subjective Cognitive Concerns and Daily Activity Participation in Persons Aging With Stroke: Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

JMIR aging·14 Jul 2026

Cognitively stimulating activities are associated with cognitive resilience in humans.

“When examining the individual LIBRA components simultaneously, cognitively stimulating activities showed the strongest associations with both CR measures”

Humans71% femalesn = 585

Associations of the LIfestyle for BRAin health index with Cognitive Resilience to neuropathology

AAIC 2025 abstract·23 Dec 2025