Arm swing indicator for dementia and potentially other neurological disease

[linusbert]

just saw this video,

gait reflex showing indications for neurodegenerative disease.

 

[Hufsamor]

Sounds interesting, but I can’t see it..?

 

[Hufsamor]

Oh, I figured it out!
I loved it!
I’m already trying to walk some steps backwards and some steps sideways on my way to the bathroom or the kitchen.
I’ll now add arm swings for sure!

 

[Blue Jay]

Difficult to swing arms when using a stick outside but I'll definitely try to include some of those tips when at home (which is most of the time anyway). Thanks @linusbert

 

[linusbert]

probably any neurological stimulation will benefit neurological status , like muscular movements would.

and i started to play final fantasy 7 a remake of a old video game i used to play as kid with lots of different mechanics. reaction, memory, speed, musical... and sadly i cant do much of it, so i do multiple smaller sessions. over the week or the day depending.
but what i noticed is that i am slightly worse compared to other casual youtube gamers. i can almost max score everything, but i need to take like 5-10 tries where as other normal folks seam to do it in 1-5 tries. which is kinda frustrating.
i also realized its harder for me to learn new mechanics.
and when i overdo it, i get in crash territory and have to take a break for 1-2 weeks.. annoying.
probably good i started this now again to get a bit of mental flexibility back.

 

[Hufsamor]

probably good i started this now again to get a bit of mental flexibility back.

I believe it’s very good for you.
As I’ve had an older mother and now an older mother in law with their lack in cognitive functioning, I’ve read a lot of research lately, on how to keep the mental health as good as possible.
I must admit I’ve been a tiny bit worried, as I (and we all) are living such restricted lives, without the mental stimulation most people gets every day.

To play this game of yours is a splendid idea.
I’ve started up a few small things as well. (Like how to walk to the bathroom- arm swings, sideways, backwards, small step, big step.)

I’m terrible at a lot of the things I do. And I can’t practice too much, as I’ll crash if I push myself. (Like puzzles. Among other stuff I ’ve started puzzling. But I need to restrict myself, I might use a month on a puzzle while other uses an afternoon or a couple of days)
But I’m telling myself that if I was very good at something, it most likely wouldn’t be as beneficial? I’m telling myself that it’s the challenge more than the doing that is good for the brain.

And all the evidence points in he same direction. Even if we can’t do much, everything we do to challenge our self, and bring a tiny bit of variation into our lives, is good for us indeed.

This game of yours seems to be challenging in a lot of different ways…

Maybe when I get tired of my puzzles, I’ll look into video games?

 

[linusbert]

you might start with this, something small and simple to get in

https://humanbenchmark.com/

 

[Hufsamor]

Thanks

 

[Blue Jay]

That looks interesting, @linusbert, but I couldn't cope with any more online stuff. I try to do various puzzles - cryptic crosswords, codeword, wordsearch as much as possible.

The problem is spreading out the energy to cope with that as well as day-to-day tasks. I should also mention that I am 82 years old and life is getting more and more difficult to cope with.

However, the willpower is still there to keep trying!!!

Now for the arm swings on my way to the next room!

 

[linusbert]

I try to do various puzzles - cryptic crosswords, codeword, wordsearch as much as possible.

whatever works for you.

However, the willpower is still there to keep trying!!!

thats the spirit!

 

[Hufsamor]

you might start with this, something small and simple to get in

https://humanbenchmark.com/

Difficult
Perfect !

 

[Hufsamor]

Ok. I’ve downloaded some new games for myself, and among others I’ve got one with IQ tests
The thing is- I might play it as much as I want, and I get feedback on how I do, but they don’t show me which ones I did right, or wrong, or the solution. And I want to understand those tests, and get better at it.
So I’m hoping for someone here to help me.
Here are three tests I don’t understand at all.
Do you know the solution?
May you explain why?
Please?

 

[southwestforests]

Here are three tests I don’t understand at all.
Do you know the solution?

Today is a flare day so my IQ is iffy today.
They have to be some kind of pattern recognition thing.
Unless of course they are testing whether you can read the creator's mind.

The top 2 rows of circles in Question 6/10 have a pattern my brain can see today,
black line rotates 1/2 space while blue dot rotates 1 space.
Bottom row of circles where blue disappears throws me off because none of the offered answers fits what I would expect.

The squares and the numbers,
I'm clueless.

Do you read them across?
Do you read them vertically?


Hmm,
may have a thing for the numbers after all,
reading across
2, 4, 11, 2x4=8, 8+3=11
5, 4, 23, 5x4=20, 20+3=23
3, 4, __, 3x4=12, 12+3=15, and 15 is offered as an answer.

 

[Hufsamor]

Today is a flare day so my IQ is iffy today.
They have to be some kind of pattern recognition thing.
Unless of course they are testing whether you can read the creator's mind.

The top 2 rows of circles in Question 6/10 have a pattern my brain can see today,
black line rotates 1/2 space while blue dot rotates 1 space.
Bottom row of circles where blue disappears throws me off because none of the offered answers fits what I would expect.

The squares and the numbers,
I'm clueless.

Do you read them across?
Do you read them vertically?


Hmm,
may have a thing for the numbers after all,
reading across
2, 4, 11, 2x4=8, 8+3=11
5, 4, 23, 5x4=20, 20+3=23
3, 4, __, 3x4=12, 12+3=15, and 15 is offered as an answer.

Oh, the one with the numbers are clever…I would never have figured that one out in a million years…

I think I figured out the answer to 6/10, after I posted it…
The black line and the blue dot have landed on the same spot in the picture where the blue dot disappears,
so I figure the line somehow erase or hide the dot.
In that case the final answer will be F, if they continue the same pattern even after the disappearing of the blue dot.
(Unless of course the black line erased the blue dot all together, but that option isn’t offered)

 

[southwestforests]

Oh, the one with the numbers are clever

The numbers one actually connects with a math pattern from all my decades of playing historical wargame board games, and miniatures games,
that being like,
for a hypothetical example,
"Okay, I'm firing with 4 units each having an attack factor of 5 and we get a +3 for being closer than half range, for a total attack factor of, 4x5=20+3=23."

And then the rest of the math might go like,
"And your 3 units in that map hex have defense factors of 4, 4, 3, for a total of 11. So, 23 firing against 11 is 2x11=22, for 2:1 odds, so roll dice against the 2:1 table. And I have to add 2 to my dice roll because your units are in buildings. Well, I can't roll a 1 or 2 and wipe you out, but I might be able to make you break and run away and that would work well enough from my units' point of view!"

There was a lot of math in those games.

In younger and healthier days I could do all that math in my head faster than a couple people who tried with calculators. Even so I still flunked out of calculus.

 

[linusbert]

the first one is 15.
its the left 2 numbers in a row multiplied + 3.

the second , tetris, is literally tetris, the blocks move down 1 from left to right.

the third is F. because the line rotates clockwise in 45 degree. and the circle does in 90 degree.

 

[Hufsamor]

You are such a clever lot!
Thanks a million times