A Sound Mind in A Sound Body

This is inspired by the talk at A Pint of Science on the Aging Brain.

A Pint of Science 2014, Cambridge

As aging, cognitive functions of the brain (e.g. attention, working-memory, long-term memory, and information the processing speed) inevitably decline; however there's always hope of improving vocabulary and world knowledge, or wisdom. What's more, the ability of learning and remembering new skills can be kept well into a person's 70's and 80s. The elderly can outperform where wisdom and rhetoric work.

Interestingly, to maintain a healthy brain and a fit mind, it is important to:

1. eat a well-balanced diet;
2. exercise physically; and
3. use your brain for solving new problems, out of your comfort zone.

This is actually 'A Sound Mind in A Sound Body.' as an old philosopher said. That's why I've started practicing golfing.

Sources:

http://www.mindsrefined.com/aging.shtml

http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/greekblogyssey/2012/04/26/a-sound-mind-in-a-sound-body/