From wcco.com:

Education may be potent medicine for keeping Alzheimer’s disease at bay, according to a study in November’s “Archives of Neurology.”

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Online subscription services such as Lumosity are popping up as well. A wide variety of entertaining Lumosity games challenge recall and reasoning skills. The company’s own research says its cognitive training program significantly improves visual attention and working memory. A company spokesperson says independent, third party research studies are underway.

The process of forging new intellectual pathways in the brain is called neuroplasticity. It can be accomplished in many ways other than high-tech exercises. It can be as simple as learning a new language or taking up a musical instrument.

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