Being of legal age does not mean losing mental abilities!

The study, recently published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience states that Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas have shown in a pilot study that** cognitive exercise helps improve innovation, along with several positive brain changes, in healthy adults over 55 years of age. Including mental abilities.** Performance was measured by an individual’s ability to synthesize complex information and generate a multitude of high-level interpretations. “Older people should feel empowered to, in many circumstances, reverse decline. Also to improve innovative thinking.” Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman said. founder, CEO of the Center for BrainHealth and lead author of the study. “This type of thinking, which reinforces and preserves decision making, intellect, and psychological well-being, does not need to decline with age. This study reveals that cognitive training can help improve cognitive abilities and build resilience against decline.” ###SMART The SMART (Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training) program was developed at the BrainHealth Center. A randomized pilot test was carried out right there. He compared the effect of this program to aerobic exercise (which is known to be good for brain health). The 58 participants were assessed at baseline, mid-point, and post-training using measures of cognition and fMRI. A brain scanning technology that reveals brain activity. The 19 participants in the cognitive reasoning training (SMART) group showed significant pre- and post-training improvements in high-quality thinking performance. Improving their performance by an average of 27% from baseline to mid-point and post-training measures innovative cognition. Physical exercise and control groups** showed no improvement**. These results correspond to increased connectivity between brain cells in the brain’s central executive network. “These findings suggest that staying mentally active not only mitigates cognitive decline. It also has the potential to restore creative thinking that is typically lost with age.” Said Dr. Sina Aslan, a specialist at the BrainHealth Center While more research is needed to establish how to ensure the benefits persist, Chapman is encouraged by the results. It is important to invite our patients, especially those of advanced age, to keep their minds moving. Whether reading, playing and even learning new things.