ABSTRACT
Possibly the most promising findings and recommendations for people concerned about memory loss come from studies that have found a relationship between the number of cognitively stimulating leisure activities people engage in and the likelihood of developing memory problems. There are many parallels between good physical health and good cognitive health, First of all, they both abide by the "Use It or Lose It" principle. Support for the Cognitive Reserve theory comes from the fact that either overall brain size or the size of the hippocampus predicts which people with mild cognitive impairment will remain stable and which will develop Alzheimer's disease. An interesting observation related to cognitive reserve is that people who have more of a reserve experience a different series of mental symptoms if they develop Alzheimer's. In order to maximize cognitive reserve, important to seek novel experionces, which can increase the connections among neurons and even crente new neurons in the hippocampi.
