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A Smarter Idea: Combining Mental & Physical Exercise

Walking for one hour a few times a week can increase the size of brain regions responsible for attention and memory. There’s also a strong correlation between high lifetime amounts of physical activity and better cognitive skills later in life. Giving New Brain Cells Something to Do It’s generally accepted that a limited number of… Read More »

Super-Agers and Memory Health

Super-agers are a select group of adults in their 70s, 80s, and older who can match the memory performance of a typical 25 year old, and in some cases these older adults have far superior memory skills compared to people decades younger. Most people begin to experience a subtle decline in memory in their 50s,… Read More »