Lifespan Mental Activity Predicts Diminished Rate of Hippocampal Atrophy

Neurophilosophy referenced this article in "Neuroprotective effect of lifelong mental activity" on 09 Jul 2008 at 18:34 GMT

"A new study, published today in the open access journal PLoS One, provides evidence that remaining mentally active throughout life reduces the rate of age-related neurodegeneration and may therefore stave off Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia.Valenzuela et al..."

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"There are 57 new articles in PLoS ONE this week, and it is hard to choose which ones to highlight! Superfast Vocal Muscles Control Song Production in Songbirds: Birdsong is a widely used model for vocal learning and human speech,..."