Update: A brain-friendly lifestyle is the best approach to delay cognitive decline and dementia
While the hippocampus tends to shrink with age, which contributes to cognitive decline, a recent study shows that this is not always the case (see all those blue lines), suggesting it can be possible to maintain hippocampus volume and cognitive function into our later years.
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Time to wrap-up another stimulating month with SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring this time a range of promising news for everyone with a (human) brain
New tech for brain health:
Neuroengineering meets neuroethics to address treatment-resistant depression
Study: Hearing aids may help older adults delay dementia, depression, anxiety, and falls
Four guidelines for smart use of smartphones
New brain and mind research:
Reminder: A brain-friendly lifestyle is the best approach to delay cognitive decline and dementia
Study challenges the “seductive” amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Study finds a key ingredient in mindfulness training: Acceptance (not acquiescence)
New thinking to shape education and healthcare:
What are the ethics of discouraging much-needed innovation given potential privacy concerns?
Help select the campaign sticker for Brain Awareness Week 2020
SharpBrains y El Cerebro Que Cura se presentan en Madrid
Growing concern and hope about astronauts’ cognitive health during spaceflight
Finally, a few riddles to tease your brain:
Nine great riddles about Life and Death
Seven sharp riddles to celebrate Thanksgiving in perfect harmony
Have a great Thank...
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