Harvard Pop Center faculty member David Canning shares insights gleaned from his research on the relationship between chess and cognitive aging in this piece published in GQ. You can also learn more in this Harvard Chan School news post.
David Canning on why he’s using chess as a cognitive survey in The Harvard Gazette
David Canning, who recently presented on aging, cognitive decline and chess at a Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar, speaks with The Harvard Gazette about using data on chess tournament performance to advance research on cognitive aging, including dementia.