The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
the way the brain responds to increased cognitive demands and by that I mean you know skill building language development um sort of complex brain training rather than I'm busy all day my brain is busy that's those are not the same thing um but developing skills that kind of cognitive demand the cellular responses are very similar to how the muscles respond to exercise um and they respond by getting stronger and more resilient with more connections and muscles do the same
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we can reverse some aspects of cognitive decline or improve cognitive function in older individuals but we start the paper by arguing that we're looking at the wrong biological level like we're hyper focused on proteins and mechanisms and in the cells when what's probably most important is happening at like the organismal societal level um and what we suggest is Maybe the most important uh both risk factor and then potential um sort of mitigator of long-term count to decline is is how and how much you use your brain and so we liken it to exercise
the way the brain responds to increased cognitive demands and by that I mean you know skill building language development um sort of complex brain training rather than I'm busy all day my brain is busy that's those are not the same thing um but developing skills that kind of cognitive demand the cellular responses are very similar to how the muscles respond to exercise um and they respond by getting stronger and more resilient with more connections