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“A recent study found that cognitive skills—specifically math and reading skills—actually improve into one's forties before experiencing a decline, and using these skills regularly is crucial in determining how abilities change over time.”

“Higher levels also supported cognition, with benefits that appeared to build particularly when volunteering was sustained. The biggest drops occurred when high time commitments to volunteering stopped. Informal helping showed a similar overall pattern.”

“A recent study in mice found that exercise improves memory and spatial learning by inhibiting neuroinflammation, primarily via the actions of irisin, a myokine, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a growth factor and signaling protein.”

“The investigators calculated the participants' exposure to greenspace based on satellite imagery of their residential address and evaluated the effects of possible mediators of cognitive function, such as air pollution exposure, depression, and physical activity.”

“Researchers have studied how the Val66Met SNP affects various aspects of cognition. Previous research has demonstrated that women with breast cancer who were treated with chemotherapy experienced varying levels of cognitive decline.”

“Oxidative stress is a biological phenomenon that manifests when highly reactive molecules produced during metabolism accumulate in the body, damaging DNA and cells and driving a wide of range of chronic diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.”

“Episodic memory, which records specific events, situations, and experiences, declines with age, but this loss may be impeded by certain lifestyle interventions, such as caloric restriction.”

“The imaging studies revealed that the older adults displayed greater brain activity in their left and right frontoparietal control networks, which improved their performance on visuospatial cognitive tasks, a critical aspect in the ability to identify visual and spatial relationships among objects.”

“Evidence suggests that breastfeeding has profound effects on the developing infant's brain, promoting increases in white matter volume, especially in parts of the brain associated with language, emotional regulation, and cognition.”

“Learn more about the brain-boosting effects of high-intensity exercise in this episode featuring Dr. Rhonda Patrick. See the Cognitive Enhancement Blueprint, a members-only perk, for more information about the connections between exercise, BDNF, and cognition.”