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HOW TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN FIT AS IT AGES Based on the latest brain research, Use lt or loose it offers a simple and responsible strategy for staying mentally sharp. also provides fascinating insights into.*What brain changes are inevitable as you age which ones you can do something about*The surprising new research that shows how brain takes memories apart and puts them back together again*The activities that help your brain produce more new brain cells, even at an older age*What neuroscientists have to say about the way your emotional outlook affects the health of your brain*The kind of hobbies and leisure activities that may help you ovoid cognitive decline with age*How to get ground your brain's natural inclination to forget things.With forty-eight entertaining mental exercises targeted to the ways our brains are used every day. Use lt or Lose ltl Is an essential guide, particularly for seniors and those who care for them. Original diagrams show where and how the circuits of the brain accomplish the everyday miracles of memory, learning and creativity.The authors offer the latest information on Alzheimers and other forms of dementia, including the results of recent large-scale studies of risk factors; on the seemingly innocent indicators that may point to early Alzheimer's and theunnerving signs that are actually harmless; and on cutting-edge brain scans thot reveal whats really happening when you can't remember why you went into the next roomALLEN D. BRAGDON, the founder of the Brainwaves Center, is the founding editor of Games magazine and the coauthor of Building Mental Muscle and Building Left-Brain Power He lives on Cape Cod. DAVID GAMON, Ph.D., holds advanced degrees in the cognitive sciences from the University of Colifornia,