Mental Health Benefits of Playing Cards

According to the Escaline Wellness Blog and the National Institute on Aging, "card games such as solitaire, bridge and cribbage, exercise memory, mathematics and concentration of the mind."

A University of Wisconsin-Madison study indicates participants who frequently engaged in playing cards, checkers or board games have higher brain acuity than those who played fewer or no games.

Studies have shown recreational activities such as card games stimulate nerve growth in portions of the brain that process emotions and executive functions.