It’s important to continue learning, remembering new information, and training your brain to reduce your risk of developing dementia. In an interview with Moscow 24 on this subject said psychotherapist, candidate of medical sciences Evgeniy Fomin.
He noted that the same type of work, in the absence of mental activity as well as physical activity, can lead to early dementia.
»[Чтобы этого избежать,] You must learn languages, master new professions, read books, memorize poetry. Books are, of course, normal, not detective stories that do not burden the intellectual space. This can be likened to maintaining muscle tone: If a person doesn’t exercise, their muscles can atrophy. The same is true for the brain. “It’s important to keep him on his toes,” Fomin said.
The expert also emphasized that the main cause of dementia is a decrease in mental activity. According to him, people who retire early and stop keeping their brains in good shape are more likely to experience this condition. For example, former scientists who read a lot during their studies, but then suddenly stopped being interested in science.
Scientists from Columbia University (CU) previously I learnedPeople who do physically demanding jobs (salesmen, caregivers, farmers, animal breeders) may be more likely to develop dementia.
Previously in Russia to create A way to clear the brain of a protein linked to dementia.