Keith D. Cicerone, PhD, Cynthia Dahlberg, MA-CCC, Kathleen Kalmar, PhD, Donna M. Langenbahn, PhD, James F. Malec, PhD, Thomas F. Bergquist, PhD, Thomas Felicetti, PhD, Joseph T. Giacino, PhD, J. Preston Harley, PhD, Douglas E. Harrington, PhD, Jean Herzog, PhD, Sally Kneipp, PhD, Linda Laatsch, PhD, Philip A. Morse,
Alex Bahar-Fuchs, PhD,1–3, *, Marjolein E.A. Barendse, MSC,1 Rachel Bloom, MA,2,4 Ramit Ravona-Springer, MD,2,5 Anthony Heymann, MD,5,6 Hai Dabush, BA,2 Lior Bar, BA,2 Shirel Slater-Barkan, BA,2 Yuri Rassovsky, PhD,4,7,8 and Michal Schnaider Beeri, PhD2,9 1 Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria,
Abstract Purpose of Review The article discusses the two most significant modifiable risk factors for dementia, namely, physical inactivity and lack of stimulating cognitive activity, and their effects on developing cognitive reserve. Recent Findings Both of these leisure-time activities were associated with significant reductions in the risk of dementia
The study of the human brain is growing more sophisticated with the advent of more advanced neuroimaging technologies. This development— colliding with the aging of the baby boomers— is driving the evolution of a new area of study and practice: brain health. The study of the human brain is
By Paul D. Nussbaum We know a healthy lifestyle is beneficial to our overall health and longevity. Recent research reaffirms the basic importance of healthy living, and a 2010 study by Kvaavik et al., published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (14; doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.76), found that regular physical activity,