mental-wellbeing

Using It

We have all heard that for body and mind, either use it or lose it, especially as we age.

Recently, a group of researchers at Yale experimented with groups of mice to test the use-it-or-lose-it hypothesis with respect to spatial memory. Here's the breakdown:

"For all of the experimental mice, spatial memory worsened with age. However, the various treatments differently affected the different age groups:

Exercise alone significantly improved the spatial memory of the young.

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