Based on recent scientific discoveries about neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain to retool itself and map new neural pathways when properly exercised), researchers are developing methods of reducing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases and promoting brain health and so-called “successful aging.”  

There are proven steps that you can take to optimize brain health:

1. Adopt good life habits: Regular physical training, emotional balance, healthy lifestyle, good nutrition and dietary habits
2. Challenge yourself with brain exercises

For brain training to be most effective in keeping the brain youthful and healthy, recent evidence from neuropsychology studies highlights the importance of two critical factors:

• The program must train the entire brain with a comprehensive range of exercises that target a broad variety of cognitive functions rather than just two or three.
• These exercises must push you beyond your comfort zone, challenging you every time without, of course, being impossibly hard.

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