Saturday, September 4, 2010

Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia : NPR

Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia : NPR

Kurdish men in Turkey play chess.
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.

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