Dr. Arthur Kramer is a professor at the University of Illinois Department of Psychology, Campus Neuroscience Program, Beckman Institute and the director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at the University of Illinois.
I am honored to interview today for the results of recent brain research focuses on how a healthy brain, strong.
Alvaro Fernandez (AF): Dr. Kramer, thank you for your time. We begin with an attempt to clarify some of the currentMisunderstandings and controversies. From what we know today, and your recent Nature piece (Note: referenced below), what are the health habits of 2-3 key lifestyle you suggest for someone who wants to delay the general brain Alzheimer's disease and improve symptoms ?
Dr. Kramer (DK): First, be active. Exercise. Aerobic exercise, 30-60 minutes per day three days a week, has been shown to have an impact in a variety of experiments. And you need to do something strenuous:walk showed that the effect of. There are many unanswered questions in relation to certain types of exercises, duration, extent of the effects ... are, however, as we wrote in our recent Nature Reviews Neuroscience there is no doubt that leading a sedentary life is bad for our cognitive health. Cardiovascular exercise seems to have a positive effect.
Secondly, maintain lifelong intellectual commitment. There is plenty of research shows that prospective observational study, while more psychologicallypromoting activity reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's symptoms.
Let me add, since all the media hype that no "brain game" in particular has been shown to affect a time for Alzheimer's disease or the maintenance of knowledge over time. It 's too soon, and consumers should be aware of this fact. It 'true that some companies are solid academically than others, but in my opinion, the consumer-oriented sector is growing faster thanResearch.
Ideally, combine both physical and mental stimulation with social interaction. Why not a nice walk with friends to discuss a book? We lead a busy life, more integrated and interesting activities so before we will.
AF: great concept: a book club on foot! Well, some of us look at the confusion is due in search of "magic formula" that works for everyone and everything. We prefer to speak of brain several columnsHealth and different priorities for different people. Can you explain better what interventions have a positive effect on specific cognitive abilities and people appear?
DK: Perhaps there will one day be able to recommend specific measures for individuals on the basis of genetic tests, for example, but we have no idea today. We are only beginning to understand how the environment interacts with our genome.
But I agree on the premise that it is probably a generalSolution that solves all of cognitive problems, but we have a variety of approaches. And we must not forget, for example, the cognitive performance of smoking, sleep disorders, pharmacological interventions, nutrition, social engagement.
Physical activity tends to have seen more widespread effects on the different forms of perception and cognition, as published in the Colcombe and Kramer, 2003, Meta-analysis in Psychological Science (Note: the reference below).
Cognitive training also works for aVariety of perceptual and cognitive domains - has shown little, but the transfer of tasks for training.
Not only that type of action is sufficient. Today there is no clear research on how these factors interact in a lifestyle as possible. The National Institute on Aging is sponsoring a starting point for searching your address.
AF: Finally, what's in your head the best way to explain the relative benefits of physical perception vs. cognitive? From the fundamental point of view, it seemsclear that physical activity may contribute to neurogenesis (Note: the creation of new neurons), but learning / cognitive exercise contributes to the survival of neurons, strengthening the synapse, so that I can see more of how these two "pillars "is free as one or the other."
DK: I agree. Recommended given that we know today, I would be both an intellectual commitment and physical activity. However, we know from a variety of animal studies that exercise has a variety ofThe effects on brain neurogenesis, including increases in various neurotransmitters, growth factors nervous, and angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels).
AF: Dr. Kramer, thank you for your time.
DK: You're welcome.
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