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									Does &#039;Brain Training&#039; Really Improve Cognition and Forestall Cognitive Decline? - General Discussion, Q&amp;A				            </title>
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                        <title>Does &#039;Brain Training&#039; Really Improve Cognition and Forestall Cognitive Decline?</title>
                        <link>https://forum.worldhealth.net/community/discussion/does-brain-training-really-improve-cognition-and-forestall-cognitive-decline/#post-7050</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 15:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The concept that cognitive health can be preserved or improved is often expressed as &quot;use it or lose it.&quot; Numerous modifiable risk factors are associated with &quot;losing&quot; cognitive abilities wi...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The concept that cognitive health can be preserved or improved is often expressed as "<a href="https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-devpsych-121020-030017">use it or lose it</a>." Numerous modifiable risk factors are associated with "losing" cognitive abilities with age and a cognitively active lifestyle<span> </span><a href="https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2017.14407">may have a protective effect.</a></p>
<p>But what is a "cognitively active lifestyle" — do crosswords and Sudoku count? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/does-brain-training-really-improve-cognition-and-forestall-2024a100088j?form=fpf</p>
<p><img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/17483869/pexels-photo-17483869/free-photo-of-an-artist-s-illustration-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-this-image-represents-how-machine-learning-is-inspired-by-neuroscience-and-the-human-brain-it-was-created-by-novoto-studio-as-par.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;w=1260&amp;h=750&amp;dpr=1" alt="Free An artist’s illustration of artificial intelligence (AI). This image represents how machine learning is inspired by neuroscience and the human brain. It was created by Novoto Studio as par... Stock Photo" /></p>]]></content:encoded>
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