Professor Matthew Kiernan
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Yeah.
And I think, again, industry has taken that on board as well.
There was recently a superannuation conference and all of the key super providers.
Imagine you've done your whole life, you've worked, you've set yourself up, and then your cognition goes down.
So it's incredibly important.
And I can see why people are worried.
I'm worried.
But we don't have a way to identify who is at the greatest risk at the moment.
And that's why the focus on making brain health the key treatment area for our community is critical.
And that's why it's happening.
Everyone's worried about it.
Yeah.
And it's well-founded.
I think that the essence of being a human is our brain function, our executive function, the fact that we're having this conversation now.
So when that is affected in any way, it has massive implications and it's very hard for individuals and families to cope with that.
Well, that is exactly it.
But I suppose when you're 80 or 90, are you going to suddenly do a high intensity exercise for the first time and do it as well as a 20 year old?
No.
So you're going to be doing it in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
And in fact, by doing that, it makes it more likely that you are going to be able to do it in your 80s, 90s and 100s.