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Your brain loves new things. Novelty challenges the brain. Learning something new, such as a language or musical instrument, forces the brain to process and store new information. This practice will create fresh neural pathways. A 2014studyin older adults found that learning a new and cognitively demanding skill, such as quilting or photography, boosted their memory. Similarly, another 2019reviewfound that …

Taking care of your brain is just as important as hitting the gym or eating clean. Your brain is your command center, and it deserves daily care and attention! By taking care of your brain, you are also making your body and mind sharper and stronger. Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a trained at Harvard and Stanford-trained gastroenterologist, has now shared five …

Dr. Terry Shintani, a Harvard-trained nutritionist, suggests incorporating specific beverages to boost memory and cognitive function. Green tea, coffee, and beetroot juice offer neuroprotective benefits and improved blood flow. Turmeric tea, kombucha, and hibiscus tea also contribute to brain health through anti-inflammatory properties, probiotics, and plaque reduction. You are a drink away from boosting your memory and the performance of …

A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting with her father in his assisted living apartment in Roseville, Calif. An aide who was trying to induce him to do something — Ms. Smith no longer remembers exactly what — said, “Let me help you, sweetheart.” “He just gave her The Look — under his bushy eyebrows — and said, …

To maintain both sharp brain capabilities and strong memory, you should take specific actions. The human brain demands exercise together with nourishing food and quality rest periods, just like other parts of your body, for optimal functioning. These steps provide basic methods to maintain mind vigor and mental strength. 1. Challenge your brain Your brain thrives on learning. Solving brain …

Joan Presky worries about dementia. Her mother lived with Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years, the last seven in a memory-care residence, and her maternal grandfather developed dementia, too. “I’m 100 percent convinced that this is in my future,” said Ms. Presky, 70, a retired attorney in Thornton, Colo. Last year, she spent almost a full day with a neuropsychologist, undergoing …

In early February, Vishvaa Rajakumar, a 20-year-old Indian college student, recently won the Memory League World Championship, an online competition pitting people against one another with challenges like memorizing the order of 80 random numbers faster than most people can tie a shoelace. The renowned neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire, who died in January, studied mental athletes like Mr. Rajakumar and found …

Eleanor Maguire, a cognitive neuroscientist whose research on the human hippocampus — especially those belonging to London taxi drivers — transformed the understanding of memory, revealing that a key structure in the brain can be strengthened like a muscle, died on Jan. 4 in London. She was 54. Her death, at a hospice facility, was confirmed by Cathy Price, her …

The nursery at RiverSpring Residences in the Bronx is a sunny, inviting space outfitted with a bassinet, a crib with a musical mobile, a few toys, bottles, picture books for bedtime reading and a rack of clothing in tiny sizes. The other morning, Wilma Rosa was there trying to soothe one of its cranky, small charges. “What’s the matter, baby?” …