Oh goodness, I’ll need to get that! Loved his Thursday Next series.

Thank you for this in-depth analysis! It clarifies that the control group did not (or were not specified to) exercise. Why they called it a mind-body group is beyond me; mind-only would be more apt.

As for the conclusion, it sounds like the only statistically significant result was attention (aka focus?). I’m guessing they also tested things like memory, brain speed, intelligence or navigation but didn’t see any happy additional benefits. Of course, attention itself is a boon, and the study group was healthier for the exercise. They mentioned Dance Dance Revolution, I’m curious if the study used a similar program to train the seniors.

I’m usually pretty good at parsing studies, but this one has confused me. The two groups were the Body-Brain vs the Mind-Body (control), and no other significant difference between groups is mentioned except the former practiced in person while the latter used apps. Did the control group adhere to protocol and exercise their bodies and minds? Were they actually asked to sit around and do nothing?

And the study outcome was “increased attention”. Quite often similar studies have found that they’ve trained a group to perform a specific task well, but not globally increased intelligence, attention span, etc. If these older adults were trained to, say, run a specific virtual obstacle course while on a treadmill, and they were later matched up with young adults who had never seen the obstacle course, of course they will outperform them.

I’d love some input from anyone who has some insight into this study that I’ve missed.

This looks like there was a CBD oral rinse or maybe toothpaste? Has anyone seen anything like that on the market? I know there’s a lot of trash CBD out there, but I’d be interested to try a high-quality rinse of this type.