Searching for that answer on the tip of your tongue? UCLA initiative takes students to retirement homes to train the brains of aging adults
. The goal is to improve cognitive function, and the Brain Exercise Initiative website states: “We believe that through simple brain exercises … we can slow the onset of Alzheimer’s.”
That is not a widely held conviction among neuroscientists and geriatric specialists I’ve spoken to about the merits of crossword puzzles and cognitive training drills. They extol the many benefits of social interaction and putting the brain to work, but they maintain that cognitive improvement may be limited to the task at hand.Tan ZaldyBut participating, socializing and confronting fears could improve moods and give people a better sense of confidence and well-being, Zaldy said, all of which are beneficial.
“I think it’s very worthwhile,” said Patty Hooper, who had the answers to quite a few questions at the session I attended. She said she has occasional “mind boggle” but no specific memory issues, and she thinks the Brain Exercise Initiative is a far better use of her time than watching television.Nina, who got the Woodstock answer, didn’t want to share her last name but said she increasingly struggles with the tip–of-the-tongue syndrome.
“It’s a two-way street,” she said, and she has valued the friendships built across generations. “We see them as our grandparents, and we look forward to going there and volunteering.”“She was really a mentor for me as I was going through more medical school requirements,” said Gumustekin. “She would always ask, ‘How are your classes? How’s organic chemistry?’”, which is searching for therapeutic cures to Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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