Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia

When it comes to staving off dementia, new evidence suggests that the "use it or lose it" dictum holds true — at least for a while. But it also appears that mentally stimulating lifestyles may speed up dementia once it hits in old age … "Someone who's brilliant and engages in a lot of activities might reduce their risk of Alzheimer's disease for a while," says Yaakov Stern, professor of clinical neuropsychology at Columbia University.
 
 
 
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