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What Alan Castel thinks about dementia

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Professor of psychology at UCLA, where he studies human memory, attention and cognitive ageing, and author of Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging.

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  1. Our readingAlzheimer's pathology in the brain does not settle whether a person has dementia: the nuns' brains were full of plaques and tangles while they went on functioning normally.

    Their wordsand you found that these nuns, how they aged, some of them certainly when they passed away, their brains had these kind of hallmark signs of dementia, plaques and tangles, but behaviorally they were still high functioning. So, it's really interesting that the hardware shows what we see as dementia and specifically Alzheimer's disease, but their behavior uh was that of a fairly healthy cognitive person.

    ↗How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castelyoutube.com 11th of 24 in this recording

  3. Our readingBalance, not memory, is what middle-aged and older people should be worrying about, and almost nobody knows what state theirs is in.

    Their wordsAnd I think, you know, most people when they talk about aging, they're so worried about dementia and, you know, Alzheimer's disease as a specific form, but balance is even more important, I think. And most people aren't even aware of their balance.

    ↗How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castelyoutube.com 13th of 24 in this recording

  5. Our readingBelieving that ageing goes well is itself protective: people with a positive attitude to ageing live longer and are less likely to develop dementia.

    Their wordsAnd actually, more recent research shows that those who have a positive attitude live longer, they're less likely to develop dementia.

    ↗How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castelyoutube.com 20th of 24 in this recording