Posts Tagged ‘old-age’
To maintain lifelong mental acuity, avoid early retirement and repetitive jobs
This is your brain on retirement — not nearly as sharp, studies are finding (The Washington Post): “Retiring at 55 and spending the rest of your life relaxing on the front porch may sound appealing, but if you want your brain to keep working, it’s probably not a good idea. Mounting evidence shows that staying in…
Read MorePromoting Healthy, Meaningful Aging Through Social Involvement: Building an Experience Corps
(Editor’s note: Pathways responsible for higher-order thinking in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), or executive center of the brain, remain vulnerable throughout life—during critical early-life developmental windows, when the PFC fully matures in the early 20s, and finally from declines associated with old age. At all ages, physical activity and PFC-navigated social connections are essential components…
Read MoreHourglass: Biology of Aging blog carnival
Welcome to the 8th edition of Hourglass, the blog carnival devoted to biogerontology. Enjoy! — Use It or Lose It Existence is Wonderful, by Anne C. Neither A Transhumanist Nor a “Pessimist”, And That’s Okay “I can’t survive cognitively in environments that force everything into false dichotomies, and nobody should feel hurt, slighted, or bitter because of my…
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