Re:The aging mind: neuroplasticity in response to cognitive ...
by SQL2219 on Sunday April 29, 2018 @11:43AM
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Doesn't the brain thrive on cholesterol? I thought I read this somewhere. Also, the study mentions that your brain training tasks should be something you enjoy, so not sure about the math books route.
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Re:The aging mind: neuroplasticity in response to cognitive ...
by pizza on Sunday April 29, 2018 @05:56PM
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Ketones, too. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=ketosis+neuroplas...
Ketosis is already famously-known for its ability to significantly placate epilepsy. There might be some "there" there.
Re:The aging mind: neuroplasticity in response to cognitive ...
by eyeball on Sunday April 29, 2018 @11:52AM
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Brain is made of it, so the anti-statin story goes.
Math is fun.
Re:The aging mind: neuroplasticity in response to cognitive ...
by eyeball on Sunday April 29, 2018 @12:10PM
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Here's a prime example of the typical article suggesting that statins are bad for the brain:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-diet/20170...
Re:The aging mind: neuroplasticity in response to cognitive ...
by SQL2219 on Sunday April 29, 2018 @01:51PM
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On one hand author argues that dietary cholesterol doesn't pass the blood brain barrier. Author also says that low brain cholesterol should not be a problem because some vegans have high cholesterol. Well, that high cholesterol is from measuring the blood, so seems like a conflicting argument.