According to many scientific studies have constant social relationships helps to slow down the "shrinkage" of the cognitive faculties brought by age. New research confirms this, noting however that loneliness is an emergency the company for over 65
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Zurich researchers have compared 36 studies on the enhancement of memory exercises conducted between 1979 and 2007 and whose results were published by the Cochrane Library. Some studies suggest that both healthy elderly and those suffering from mild cognitive problems, remember the words better after having done some exercises for the memory. But according to other studies, the same improvements are obtained even with a simple conversation.
"According to some published studies - says Mike Martin, one of the authors of scientific review - it seems that social interaction ensures the same results of operations of cognitive nature. "So, to keep alive the memory of our elders and others, could get away with more active social life." Just as a child to develop their cognitive ability has an overriding need to be constantly stimulated socially, as an elder, who initiated a cognitive impairment needs to interpersonal relations, not only to keep up your mood, but also for the continued operation of the mind "confirms Gabriele Melli, president of the 'Institute of psychology and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy and 1 of Florence.
For researchers, this discovery reveals the silent epidemic the great loneliness of the elderly. According to Dr. Martin, the majority of the elderly leads a solitary lifestyle, which often causes a slow cognitive decline that results in memory loss, inability to plan and to concentrate or perform certain tasks with the same skill and speed than before . The normal rate of decline appears to accelerate in some elderly people, leading to a condition known as mild cognitive impairment, according to some researchers is a risk factor for the development of dementia.
Although several studies, says Martin, have shown that memory training exercises can delay or even prevent cognitive decline, it is true that both studies is the different types training can vary considerably. Why is essential to ensure a life of respect for the elderly and many active chats.
Memory loss, however, starts much earlier than you might think: "From the neurological point of view - says Melli - the decline of cognitive function begins around 24 years of age. The moment you start to have problems significant memory, which can interfere with daily life, depends on how fast this decay is and how it is aligned with the corresponding physical decay. There is the same for all ages and the phenomenon is largely determined by the type and the amount of cognitive training and mental stimulation which the person is subjected daily.
Typically, the first decline in memory is that short-term, not so much on events that happened long ago. "To counter this process as much as possible - suggests it psychotherapist - is essential to the mental gymnastics, or any kind of task requiring the person to work in the short-term memory. The brain games are certainly useful, such as puzzles, but any other mentally challenging task could give the same results.
Training the mind when you're older, however, is also good to ward off the risk of Alzheimer's. According to the researchers of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, in fact, stimulate cognitive functions regularly helps the brain to remove the symptoms of senile dementia. The downside is that if the disease is seen later, its course is more rapid.
(04 February 2011)
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