Backgammon for the Brain

A current survey performed by the gaming site 1on1backgammon.com revealed that backgammon players feel a substantial enhancement in their psychological and cognitive skills by playing the game regularly.

The survey that concluded in the middle of May 2006 also found that whether it be playing backgammon online or playing the board game, it helped to protect brain deterioration and also prevent various brain related diseases. This survey re-emphasizes results of previous studies by scientists that have shown that mind games like backgammon, chess, checkers and others help to maintain healthy brain function.

Another survey of this kind was reported in December 2004 in a journal of Neurology and showed that playing backgammon for fun or for money and participating in intellectually stimulating actions helps prevent symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

A different study conducted on 469 people aged 75 and above was published in the NY times in June 2003. It revealed that the patients who participated more then once a week in a game of backgammon were less prone to dementia.

These studies showed a basic connections in playing backgammon and improving the function of the brain. One should remember that the main reason for people playing backgammon is the social interactions it entails rather then brain improvement.