THE POWER OF SOCIAL-BASED BRAIN TRAINING

TBH Toolkits stand apart by bringing the proven power of group-based training and hands-on learning to cognitive fitness training.

  • Social engagement offers opportunities to challenge intellectual skills that decline with age, such as sustained attention, speed of processing, cognitive flexibility, memory, executive control
  • Higher levels of social integration associated with significantly reduced risk for memory loss and cognitive decline
  • Increased brain volume (Mortimer et al. 2012)
  • Buffers emotional distress factors associated with decreased intellectual performance
  • Cognitive self-efficacy outcomes significantly higher in group training settings
  • Reduced risk for loneliness, isolation associated with increased dementia risk
  • Greater opportunity for peer support and peer leadership

ADDITIONAL SCHOLARLY ARTICLES and SUPPORTING CITATIONS

Changes In Brain Volume And Cognition In A Randomized Trial Of Exercise And Social Interaction In A Community-Based Sample Of Non-Demented Chinese Elders
J Alzheimers Dis 2012

CONCLUSION:
“Compared to the No Intervention group, significant increases in brain volume were seen in the Tai Chi and Social Intervention groups.”

Cognitive Benefits of Online Social Networking for Healthy Older Adults
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2016

CONCLUSION:
“The Facebook group showed a significant increase in a composite measure of updating, an executive function factor associated with complex working memory tasks, compared to no significant change in the control groups.“

The Need For A Social Revolution In Residential Care
J Aging Stud 2015

CONCLUSION:
“Research suggests, however, that programs fostering engagement and peer support provide opportunities for residents to be socially productive and to develop a valued social identity.”

Maintaining Older Brain Functionality: A Targeted Review
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2015

CONCLUSION:
“The majority of memory interventions were conducted in a group setting… .increased benefit with more strategies learned.”

2016 AARP Social Engagement and Brain Health Survey
AARP Research Feb 2017

CONCLUSION:
“Adults who are dissatisfied with their level of social engagement are significantly more likely to report a decrease in their cognitive functioning in the previous five years” and “40+ adults with larger social networks self-rate their brain health higher”