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What is Brain Health?



Brain health refers to how well a person’s brain functions across several areas. Aspects of brain health include:

  • Cognitive health — how well you think, learn, and remember

  • Motor function — how well you make and control movements, including balance

  • Emotional function — how well you interpret and respond to emotions (both pleasant and unpleasant)

  • Tactile function — how well you feel and respond to sensations of touch — including pressure, pain, and temperature

Brain health can be affected by age-related changes in the brain, injuries such as stroke or traumatic brain injury, mood disorders such as depression, substance use disorder or addiction, and diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. While some factors affecting brain health cannot be changed, there are many lifestyle changes that might make a difference.


Source: National Institute on Aging

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/cognitive-health-and-older-adults

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