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Lifestyle May Be Key to Slowing Brain's Aging
Scientists Test Simple Ways to Keep One's Wits
By Rob Stein
The Washington Post
Sunday, August 14, 2005; Page A01
Like many Americans sliding into middle age, Kimberly McClain started worrying that her memory was beginning to slip.
"It was little things. I couldn't remember what I had for dinner the night before. I had to check to make sure I'd paid the insurance that month. I'd walk into a room and realize I had no idea why I was there," said the Los Angeles marriage counselor, who is 44.
So McClain started a program designed to help -- a detailed regimen that includes daily memory exercises.
"I'm much clearer now," McClain said. "I have no problem finding my keys. I can tell you what I had for dinner last night. I'm not walking into a room thinking, 'Why did I come in here?'"
McClain is among the increasing number of Americans who are performing mental calisthenics, taking Italian classes, deciphering crossword puzzles and hunting for other ways to try to keep their minds from fading.
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Anthony H. Risser | neuroscience | neuropsychology | brain
- Patient Hm Continues To Impress!
A fine little piece in the New York Times about Patient H.M. and his performance on crossword puzzles. No Memory, but He Filled In the Blanks By BENEDICT CAREY Published: December 6, 2010 "A man who had brain tissue removed in 1953 stunned researchers...
- Hippocampus And Early-life Memories
The November issue of The APA Monitor includes a short piece about a recent talk by Dr. Lynn Nadel discussing advances in research related to the hippocampus and memory: Why we can't remember when... The hippocampus's role in memory may help explain...
- The Game Brain & The Examined Life: Mental Workouts, Memoir Groups
ABC's World News Tonight ran two segments this evening about human memory over the course of aging, for lifestyle and disease-driven issues: Memory Bank and Saving Memories The first, by reporter Bob Jamieson, included interviews with Drs. Gary Small...
- The Game Brain
There is an acceleration of interest in promoting cognitive and neuropsychological 'exercise' for a healthy brain, especially over the course of aging. Though most mainstream-media articles about this report it as a new phenomenon, it really is...
- Software For A Game Brain
From sfgate.com: Calisthenics for aging brains S.F. firm develops software to improve mental agility The San Francisco Chronicle Monday, April 4, 2005 Carolyn Said, Chronicle Staff Writer [snip] ... Posit Science says its brain-training program takes...