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Nicotine Patch and Memory in Later Life
A pilot study of older persons suggests that the nicotine patch may counteract memory loss. The study was conducted by Dr. Paul Newhouse, director of the Center for Cognitive Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. It involved 74 non-smokers … Continue reading
Meditation improves Focus
A report in the journal Psychological Science suggests enhanced brain function through meditating. Meditation can help sustain attention. Buddhist monks who regularly meditated perform better than most of us on concentration tests. In the past five years, other studies have … Continue reading
Music Training and Memory Preservation
Music training may be related to lifespan memory maintenance Evidence indicates music training may be related to memory preservation in later life. University of Kansas researchers studied 70 healthy adults age 60 to 83 who were divided into groups based on … Continue reading
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Common Questions about Memory
Will memorizing lists and speeches improve my memory? No. If it’s rote repetition, this does nothing, because memory is not a muscle. If you’re using a memory strategy, then practice will improve your strategy skill. If you spend an hour every … Continue reading
Ideas for Memory Maintenance
Preventing memory loss (This article is excerpted from the Harvard Health Publications Special Health Report “Improving Memory: Understanding and Preventing Age-Related Memory Loss”. For more information or to order, please go to http://health.harvard.edu/IM.) No matter what your age, it’s not too … Continue reading
Curiosity Predicts Longevity
Curiosity and Mortality in Aging Adults: A 5-Year Follow-up of the Western Collaborative Group Study Gary E. Swan & Dorit Carmelli (SRI International) Previous research suggests that curiosity in older people is associated with the maintenance of health of the aging … Continue reading
Mind-Stimulating Ideas
Tips for Mind-Stimulating Fun If you’re still not sure how you add mind-stimulating activities into your dailey routine, consider the following: Video action. Interactive video games are popular with people of all ages. Some games, such as Nintendo’s Brain Age, and the … Continue reading
Sleep, Memory, Aging
According to Walker, an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, changes brought about by sleep resulted in improvements in the subjects’ motor skill performance. “The cerebellum, which functions as one of the brain’s motor centers controlling speed and … Continue reading
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Reading
Using your memory in old age -Researchers have found in a number of studies that reading can improve a patient’s quality of life. The meanings of written sentences can be understood by — and prompt cogent responses from — even … Continue reading