Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/Yd9_ca2HR0k   Higher levels of practiced mindfulness were associated with less intellectual decline and reduced depositions of degenerative proteins in the brain.  Canadian neuroscientists report these finding from their study of 261 older adults undergoing cognitive testing and brain imaging.   Those practicing mindfulness regularly scored best consistently on problem-solving tests with little deterioration over time.  They also showed reduced deposits of alpha-beta and tau-amyloid degenerative proteins on PET brain scans.   This study confirms the positive effects of mindfulness on brain function and demonstrates that those who actively exercise their brains are spared many age-related degenerative changes.  Keeping your brain focused yet untethered may well help prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementia.   https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.17.21257320v1.full.pdf+html   #mindfulness #dementia #amyloid #alzheimers