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Speaking more than two languages has a protective effect on memory in seniors who practice foreign languages over their lifetime or at the time of the study.
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Relying on tech to “do it for you” can make us mentally lazy.
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Staying mentally and emotionally healthy helps us face challenges, stresses, and setbacks. It also equips us to be more functional in our daily lives.
A person who is mentally and emotionally healthy is able to connect with themselves and other people, and able to respond to the ...
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Research shows that people with more education have a greater cognitive reserve and this works as a protection in the face of mental decline.
But there's a twist to it: educated people tend to get Alzheimer's at a later age but once they get it, they're getting it at a higher load of the di...
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- Neurogenesis - is the process of which new neurons/brain cells grow in the brain;
- Neuroplasticity - refers to the existing neurons and the new neurons grow and form different connections with each other. It shapes who we are.
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