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Use It or Lose It: A Guide to Brain Maintenance
1 hour 13 minutes Posted Dec 17, 2009 at 5:02 pm.
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Loss of memory is one of the greatest challenges of aging individuals. In this session of Classes WIthout Quizzes, Dr. Clare McFarlane discusses some of the strategies that have been shown to help slow memory loss and the scientific research behind them. These methods include playing games that encourage strategy and problem solving (bridge, crossword puzzles, Sudoku) and maintaining an engagement in social, physical and intellectual activities throughout old age.