A growing body of medical evidence suggests that the key to building and maintaining brain cells, staving off memory loss and perhaps even preventing dementia is lifelong stimulation.

Contrary to popular belief, losing your memory is not a normal part of aging. While there is some decline as we age, it is not serious enough to cause trouble later in life as long as we remain physically and emotionally healthy.

The results showed that participants who read books, used computers, played games, and did crafts such as pottery or quilting in their later years had a 30 to 50 percent lower risk of developing memory loss compared to those who didn’t do these types of mental activities. Participants who watched television less than seven hours a day in their later years were 50 percent less likely to develop memory loss than those who spent more than seven hours a day in front of the tube. By contrast, watching television for hours on end significantly increased the chance of suffering problems.

Other mentally-stimulating activities like video games have been seen to improve cognitive performance in older age. Last November, a team from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Southern California announced that one computer-based mental training program appeared to improve older people’s cognitive performance by as much as 10 years.

Previous studies have shown that good mental function in later years corresponds to high levels of education. Experts think that advanced education may help keep memory strong by getting people into the habit of being mentally active. Those who are bilingual have shown a similar resistance to memory loss, which was accounted for because of the intellectual effort required to switch between languages.

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