To improve memory, exercise your brain
Editor’s Note: Jayatri Das is chief bioscientist and lead developer of “Your Brain,” the nation’s largest permanent museum exhibit dedicated to the brain, which opened at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia this month. Story highlights June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month The 86 billion neurons in your head use 20% of your body's energy to function Exercising and eating well are important to brain health CNN — From the outside, the human brain might not be much to look at. Mediterranean diet is brain food Exercise improves cognitive functions ranging from math to memory across the lifespan, and it can even benefit brain function during the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This is your brain on knitting This type of mental stimulation can delay cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease, although there’s evidence that once the symptoms of dementia begin, they progress faster.
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