"The best you can give for a person with dementia is recognition of the person they were and are and be compassionate in your communication, " said Darby Morhardt, a research associate professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center.

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Comprehensive early childhood programs like the Early Head Start and Head Start programs and state pre-kindergarten programs with high quality standards lead to better cognitive growth, improved behavior, better health and greater school success.

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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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These cognitive tools are so essential to civilization, that we send our children to school for decades.

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