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I think I may have found the true meaning/purpose of our forum

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Written by Dr Marc Milstein


"There is a group of people that longevity researchers call “SuperAgers,” who are in their 80s and beyond, but have the cognitive function of those decades younger.

Conversely, it’s possible for your brain to be older than your chronological age, which is what we want to avoid.

As a neuroscience researcher and author of “The Age-Proof Brain,” I’ve found that it’s our behaviors, not just our genes, that have a powerful impact on our brain’s destiny.
So what sets SuperAgers apart from people who have weak memory skills? According to a 2021 study that followed SuperAgers over the course of 18 months, one key differentiator was that they kept learning new things throughout their life.

SuperAgers learn something new every day
Think of the brain like a bank account. We make “deposits” — or new connections between our brain cells — by learning. Our memories are housed in these connections.
As we age, we naturally lose some of those connections. It’s like making a withdrawal every year. But the more deposits we make throughout our lives, the less our net worth is affected by these withdrawals.

One study found that adults with more years of education had more active frontal lobes when they took memory tests. Activity in the frontal lobe is associated with better memory.

But higher education isn’t the only way to maintain memory. In another study, even if individuals had lower levels of education, if they attended lectures, read, wrote and read often, they had memory scores on par with those with more education
Which types of learning are best for brain health?
Keeping your brain healthy is not all about Sudoku, Wordle or crossword puzzles. Those can have cognitive benefits, but you are mostly exercising with the knowledge and skills you already have.

What does make significantly new connections in the brain is learning new skills and information. And the process should be challenging: SuperAgers embrace — and sometimes crave — that feeling of frustration when they learn something outside of their expertise
‘Cross-train’ your brain
Approach learning the way you would with fitness training. You wouldn’t go to the gym and only work out your forearms. Eventually, you would look like Popeye.

The same goes for the brain. Learning a new language, for example, works out different parts of the brain than a new sport or instrument does.

You can cross-train your brain by mixing mental and physical learning activities. Get out your calendar and plan different types of activities using this plan:
Day 1: Learn something mentally stimulating, such as listening to a podcast or taking an online course.
Day 2: Do something that requires learning through movement, such as a new sport, dance or yoga pose.
Day 3: Be social. Grab coffee with a friend or go to a dinner party. Yes, social interaction is a form of learning that has been associated with staving off dementia.
No matter what it is, learning new things keeps your brain young. So if you discovered something you didn’t know before from reading this article, you’re already helping your brain age at a slower pace"

Francis: so, since we learn something new every time we use the forum....well, we just might live and ride forever!!
Isn't that great?!? ....lol

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Marc Milstein, PhD, is a brain health expert and author of “The Age-Proof Brain: New Strategies to Improve Memory, Protect Immunity, and Fight Off Dementia.” He earned both his PhD in Biological Chemistry and his Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from UCLA, and has conducted research on genetics, cancer biology and neuroscience
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Interesting. I think I learned something. ;)
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CYBORG wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:09 am Interesting. I think I learned something. ;)
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I used to say, "any day you don't learn something, is a wasted day". But after years of that, you know everything. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Of course, the problem of knowing everything, at my age, is remembering anything. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I’m afraid my forgetting is outpacing my learning … try as I might

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that sure was a long , long way to tell say that.
i can say the same thing as doc did but in many fewer words.
Drink More Beer! i never forget beer and the more i drink, the better i am at math and picking up pretty chics
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Rat wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:54 pm I’m afraid my forgetting is outpacing my learning … try as I might

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been there......doing that :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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What?

Oh...Wait...let me turn these on...better.

Who are you people?
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Explains why I think like I do.😳
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No joke- recently, I replaced the pickup coils on my KZ1300. Every wire on them was cut and resoldered, and I even put a rant about it on my million-page thread about it.

Then I re-read that thread and discovered the idiot previous owner who did that? Was ME. :IDTS: :lol:

If I'm this bad already.... oof.
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"Selective forgetfulness" is supposed to be for moments like you forgot to pick up the Mrs, or begging forgiveness for getting a new tool, and such. Not for your bike - shame on you! lolol dancr
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I've been forgetting stuff since I was in my 20s. That's why I eventually figured out I need to keep maintenance logs for the bikes and have gradually increased their level of detail :roll:

But re the original premise of the thread, I've heard many times over the years that a lot of people die within a few months of retiring because they don't have any interests outside of their jobs so they just waste away while others have long and enjoyable retirements because they have lots of interests to challenge them and keep them busy.
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While I am often busy … one of my delights is a 'do nothing' day …

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the brain does continue to be fluid. I went to med school in my 40's, and the learning curve is STEEP! After I finished residency I picked up my guitar and found the muscle memory for the finger picks I did was gone.... but I could easily handle a needle driver or a hemostat
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