Link for the Post: As Minds Age, What’s Next? Brain Calisthenics – By Pam Belluck in the New York Times.
Here is a bit from the beginning of this article in the "Health" section of today’s New York Times:
Is there hope for your hippocampus, a new lease for your temporal lobe? Science is not sure yet, but across the country, brain health programs are springing up, offering the possibility of a cognitive fountain of youth. From “brain gyms” on the Internet to “brain-healthy” foods and activities at assisted living centers, the programs are aimed at baby boomers anxious about entering their golden years and at their parents trying to stave off memory loss or dementia.
“This is going to be one of the hottest topics in the next five years — it’s going to be huge,” said Nancy Ceridwyn, co-director of special projects for the American Society on Aging. “The challenge we have is it’s going to be a lot like the anti-aging industry: how much science is there behind this?"
Read the entire article at the link at the top of this post!
Note: Graphic at top of post is an electron microscope photograph of a brain neuron from Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern
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