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What is Brain Reserve

Chapter 9
Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care
Brain reserve refers to a brain that has formed many cellular connections and is rich in brain cell density. The power of brain reserve is that we believe it has the ability to delay the clinical onset of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
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Brain Ageing and Cognitive Impairment: Implications, Treatment, and Care
Rajpal Kaushik (West Delhi Psychiatry Centre, India) and Pratima Kaushik (Amity University, India)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3480-8.ch009
Abstract
This chapter describes how an individual progresses towards aging, several age-related cognitive declines are becoming an ever-increasing problem. Ageing causes changes to brain size, vasculature, and cognition. Protective factors that reduce cardiovascular risk, namely regular exercise, a healthy diet, and low to moderate alcohol intake, seem to aid the ageing brain as does increase cognitive effort in the form of education or occupational attainment. A healthy life both physically and mentally may be the best defense against the changes of an ageing brain. This chapter aims to characterize changes in brain structure with aging, and to investigate relationships between brain aging and cognitive decline. Along with these it will make and attempt to identify possible management, treatment and preventive measures for managing cognitive impairment in brain ageing and promoting cognitive reserve for healthy brain ageing.
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