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Study with 330 centenarians finds that cognitive decline is not inevitable

April 13, 2021 by SharpBrains

Hen­drik­je van Andel Schip­per (1890–2005)

Age-Relat­ed Cog­ni­tive Decline May Not Be Inevitable (Web­MD):

It is often assumed that a decrease in mem­o­ry and brain func­tion are inevitable parts of aging, but a new study of cen­te­nar­i­ans sug­gests otherwise.

Inves­ti­ga­tors found that despite the pres­ence of neu­ro­log­i­cal issues gen­er­al­ly asso­ci­at­ed with Alzheimer’s dis­ease (AD), many cen­te­nar­i­ans main­tained high lev­els of cog­ni­tive performance.

(Henne Hol­stege, PhD, assis­tant pro­fes­sor at Ams­ter­dam Uni­ver­si­ty Med­ical Cen­ter) said her inter­est in research­ing aging and cog­ni­tive health was inspired by the “fas­ci­nat­ing” sto­ry of Hen­drik­je van Andel Schip­per, who died at age 115 in 2005 “com­plete­ly cog­ni­tive­ly healthy.” Her moth­er, who died at age 100, was also cog­ni­tive­ly intact at the end of her life. [Read more…] about Study with 330 cen­te­nar­i­ans finds that cog­ni­tive decline is not inevitable

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Education & Lifelong Learning Tagged With: aging, assessments, brain resilience, brain-reserve, centenarians, cognitive decline, cognitive resilience, cognitive trajectories, cognitive-performance, cognitive-reserve, Mini-Mental Status Examination, neurological, neuropathologic changes, neuropsychological, neuropsychological assessments

Dr. Chapman Q&A Transcript: Best Brain Health Fitness Tip? “Never let status quo be an option”

January 4, 2013 by Alvaro Fernandez

Here’s the light­ly edit­ed tran­script of the Jan­u­ary 4th online Q&A ses­sion with Dr. San­dra Chap­man, Direc­tor of the Cen­ter for Brain­Health at UT-Dal­las and author of the new book Make Your Brain Smarter (Free Press; Jan­u­ary 2013). Enjoy!

1:59

AlvaroF: You can start writ­ing ques­tions so we have a few to choose from as we start in a cou­ple of min­utes. Thank you!

2:03
AlvaroF: Just one sec­ond and we’ll be ready. Already get­ting great questions!

2:05
AlvaroF: Let me first thank Dr. San­dra Chap­man for being with us today. She was one of the best speak­ers at our 2012 Sum­mit, and since then we want­ed to share her research and think­ing with all Sharp­Brains read­ers. [Read more…] about Dr. Chap­man Q&A Tran­script: Best Brain Health Fit­ness Tip? “Nev­er let sta­tus quo be an option”

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Peak Performance Tagged With: brain, brain drain, Brain-Fitness, Brain-health, brain-injury, Brain-Training, brainomics, brainpower, Breathing, cognitive, cognitive resilience, healthcare, mental edge, Mindfulness-Training, Navy SEALS, Neurofeedback, Sandra Chapman

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