Boosting your brain, part 1: the couch potato.

M Castillo

doi:10.3174/ajnr.a3189

Abstract

The issue of failing memory worries us all, particularly as we get older. The treacherous nature of memory and its distortions caused by advancing age have been dealt with in several recent bestselling books from Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending [1][1] to Patrick Modiano's L'Horizon .[2][2] In

Highlights

The issue of failing memory worries us all, as we get older
It is possible that we do lose some neurons with age, the “no new neuron” theory that stated that as we get older our neurons die and are not replaced has been disproved
It is possible that age-related mental decline is due to a malfunction of dendrites and synapses, but the good news is that older as well as new neurons can sprout new dendrites

Summary

Introduction

The issue of failing memory worries us all, as we get older. The treacherous nature of memory and its distortions caused by advancing age have been dealt with in several recent bestselling books from Julian Barnes’ The Sense of an Ending[1] to Patrick Modiano’s L’Horizon.[2]. Aerobics means “living in air” or, more scientifically, being able to supply enough oxygen to support increased aerobic cellular metabolism during exercise.[4] it is possible that we do lose some neurons with age, the “no new neuron” theory that stated that as we get older our neurons die and are not replaced has been disproved. In a study published in 2002, cognitive training was effective and durable in improving cognitive function.[9] The authors reported that the benefits of training basically erased the expected mental decline during 7- and 14-year periods.

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