To reduce the risk of the disease accelerating, the recommendations included 60 minutes of brain exercises daily, 15 minutes of moderate-intensity physical exercise and avoidance of medications that might worsen the condition.

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S. 65 in the South Bronx, which Dahn claims has incorporated brain education exercises into the curriculum.

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The combination of strategy and memory in bridge challenges the brain to learn new information and exercises cells so they don't die, Postal says.

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Dr. Wolinsky said the next study he expects to pursue will use functional MRI imaging to measure changes in the brain in people participating in cognitive-training exercises, he said.

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Originally developed as a technique to measure brain activity in NASA pilots during flight simulation exercises, neurofeedback has shown promising initial results for helping retrain the brainwaves of children with ADHD and autism and people suffering from chronic migraines.

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There are various programs that do this, such as the Dore method, the Brain Gym, the Interactive Metronome, and the groups of exercises prescribed by occupational therapists.

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The group's latest effort is the Brain Education School Project, which has kids using physical and cognitive exercises to supposedly improve their attention and confidence.

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Through a range of listening exercises, the researchers claim, the game replaces the brain's faulty phonemic representation with one that is more faithful to the sounds of speech.

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He rattles off a short list of relevant brain regions, which his lab has already identified as being responsible for working-memory exercises.

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