A recent study by Julie Winstone, from the
University of Southampton's Centre for Visual Cognition at the Department of Psychology has linked bingo (the game) with increased mental agility.
In Britain 3 million people are thought to regularly play bingo and it is the favoured pastime of many pensioners. While some benefits in processing speed were found in all subjects, the benefits of bingo playing were greatest in the elderly. Frequent brain use as required by bingo is thought to decrease the rate at which cognitive skills such as pattern recognition and response time are lost with aging
Hand-eye coordination is also improved. All this is added to the fact that bingo is a great opportunity for socializing.
I don't play bingo.