How Adopting an Ageless Mindset Will Improve Your Quality of Life and Brain Health As You Age
[caption id="attachment_1376" align="alignright" width="200"] Kay VanNorman and Dancer[/caption] Adopting the right mindset around aging and maintaining your health is important when it comes to making meaningful personal changes that lead to lasting benefits. But for the majority of people, doing this
Physical Activity Protects Against Cognitive Decline
In a paper published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers report that people who are physically active have a significantly reduced risk of becoming cognitively impaired. This study was a meta-analysis; researchers analyzed the data reported in multiple independent research
Brain Plasticity and Adapting: The Secrets to Healthy Brain Aging according to Science
Here at Synaptitude (virtual) HQ, we were delighted to welcome another guest for a chat about aging well and keeping minds and bodies fit and healthy. This guest was none other than the brilliant Stephanie Raffelock, self-described novelist, essayist, blogger,
We Know that Keeping Our Brains Healthy As We Get Older Requires Us to Make Changes to Our Lifestyles. So Why Do So Few of Us Do That?
“If you asked anyone on the street what they needed to do to age well, they’d probably be able to say the right things. If you asked them if they were actually doing it, that’s a whole different story.” That’s the
Doing Crosswords and Sudokus to Keep Your Mind Sharp? There’s Another Activity that Is Even Better for Improving Brain Health
Scientists once believed that human beings were born with their lifetime’s supply of neurons. They also thought that this supply would inevitably decrease as you aged. But according to Dr. Max Cynader, neuroscientist and founder of brain-health company Synaptitude, “Basically, that’s
November 2020 Newsletter
Why are memories attached to emotions so strong? Most people can remember where they were on 9/11, or what the weather was like on the day their first child was born. Memories about world events on Sept 10, or lunch last
How Exactly do Sports Lead you to “Zestful Aging” According to the Experts and Science
We all know that playing sports is "good for us" in general, but why is that? Dr. Max Cynader, the founder of Synaptitude, sat down with Nicole Christina, the host of the Zestful Aging podcast, to discuss exactly this. Synaptitude
Reduced hippocampus size, mild memory loss in healthy older adults
As people age, it is common to experience memory loss. However, older adults who have symptoms of forgetfulness often score within the normal range on psychological tests even though the memory loss can become progressively worse. It is unknown whether
Researchers Create a Model for the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientific researchers have proposed a hypothetical model of the cascade of events typically observed in the brain preceding a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Their work is published in the journal Lancet Neurology. THE MODEL Based on data from studies of Alzheimer’s