Chris Smith
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Therefore, one argument is, well, if you can flex your brain in this way, in the same way that building muscles in the gym, if you build brain power by doing cognitively demanding tasks, perhaps that does mean you are at lower risk of developing certain memory-eroding conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
Therefore, one argument is, well, if you can flex your brain in this way, in the same way that building muscles in the gym, if you build brain power by doing cognitively demanding tasks, perhaps that does mean you are at lower risk of developing certain memory-eroding conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
Against that theory is that Alzheimer's tends to, while it does start in regions like the hippocampus, this area I'm talking about, It actually is a global brain shrinkage, so it's harder to argue that flexing one bit of the brain more ought to then have a protective effect everywhere, which is why scientists are saying we're not sure if it's cause or effect.
Against that theory is that Alzheimer's tends to, while it does start in regions like the hippocampus, this area I'm talking about, It actually is a global brain shrinkage, so it's harder to argue that flexing one bit of the brain more ought to then have a protective effect everywhere, which is why scientists are saying we're not sure if it's cause or effect.
This is the wake-up call. You know, we've had a month of non-action. You know, I was amazed when Secretary Mayorkas, when he briefed us, and that us means the New Jersey delegation, and the governor put that together, he didn't have a clue. And I said, Houston, we have a problem.
This is the wake-up call. You know, we've had a month of non-action. You know, I was amazed when Secretary Mayorkas, when he briefed us, and that us means the New Jersey delegation, and the governor put that together, he didn't have a clue. And I said, Houston, we have a problem.
This is the wake-up call. You know, we've had a month of non-action. You know, I was amazed when Secretary Mayorkas, when he briefed us, and that us means the New Jersey delegation, and the governor put that together, he didn't have a clue. And I said, Houston, we have a problem.