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Brain Stimulation and Aging

Can stimulating one's brain actually hold off the aging process?  All signs point to yes.  Experiment on Aging An experiment was started in 1999 to study a group of individuals that resided in a retirement community. As residents passed away or moved, the new residents that occupied their apartments were followed in their place, over a term of years. The study concluded in 2015. With the results in, it was very obvious that stimulating the brain keeps it active and alert. Half of the residents were given brain exercise to complete on a daily basis; the remaining residents did only what they chose to do. The activities provided were puzzles, word jumbles, and brain exercises of various means. In addition, the residents were to do 30 minutes of physical exercise per day. The residents were not put on any dietary restrictions, they ate as they wanted. They devoted 2 full hours each day to brain activities as part of the study.  The Results are in Overall, the group that was n