Preventing the Deterioration of the Brain. Medycyna/ Biznes. GOTOWE ZWIĄZKI FRAZEOLOGICZNE!
- time is increasingly taking its toll on our brains- upływ czasu coraz, mocniej odbija się na naszym mózgu
- we’re losing connections between them- tracimy połączenia między nimi
- accept as inevitable- – zaakceptować jako nieuniknione
Our brain is shrinking (probably). None of us is getting any younger and time is increasingly taking its toll on our brains; our neurons are getting smaller and we’re losing connections between them.
But should we accept this as inevitable?
Is there anything we can do now to optimise our brains and protect them against the ravages of aging?
- we are really discussing one of two things- zwykle dyskutujemy jedną z dwóch kwestii
- minimize ongoing damage to the brain- minimalizować zachodzące uszkodzenia mózgu
- improve the operation of the brain’s software- poprawić działanie “oprogramowania” mózgu
- taking part in mentally challenging activities preserves full intellectual capabilities- udział w czynnościach stanowiących wyzwanie mentalne zachowuje pełne zdolności intelektualne
- people will choose and adhere better to…- Ludzie będą wybierać i lepiej dostosowywać się do …
- it is tricky to determine scientifically- trudno jest określić to naukowo
When we talk about healthy brain ageing we are really discussing one of two things: how to minimize ongoing damage to the brain, mostly by keeping its blood supply as good as possible; or how to improve the operation of the brain’s software. There is plenty of evidence that older people who stay mentally active, by learning a new language, doing crosswords or taking part in other intellectually challenging activities preserves full intellectual capabilities for longer. Get more pleasure from cognitively challenging activities than people whose faculties are starting to fail. People will choose and adhere better to a regime of activities that they find more enjoyable, so it is tricky to determine scientifically.
- people who have spent more time doing intellectually demanding activities over a lifetime- ludzie, którzy przez całe życie spędzili więcej czasu wykonując bardziej wymagające intelektualnie czynności
- protect from the consequences of brain damage- chronić przed konsekwencjami uszkodzenia mózgu
- people with longer education or intellectually challenging employment- osoby mające za sobą dłuższą edukację oraz wymagające intelektualnie zatrudnienie
What is clear is that people who have spent more time doing cognitively demanding activities over a lifetime are, to some extent, buffered from the physical effects of brain ageing and degenerative diseases. We call this buffer “cognitive reserve” – a back-up reservoir of brain function that can protect from the consequences of brain damage, allowing us to continue to perform well. For example, people with longer education or intellectually challenging employment have been found to have a lower risk of developing dementia. This is despite the fact that their brains actually show normal amounts of age- and disease-related damage.
Inspired by the article ‘Age Old Problem: How to Stay Clever for Longer’, published on the guardian.com on December 03.
