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As we get older, keeping up cognitive challenge in physical activity is key
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As we get older, keeping up cognitive challenge in physical activity is key
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 12:00 AM

Ballroom dancing is a cognitively loaded physical activity that is readily available to older people
Mild cognitive impairment can be regarded as an intermediate state between normal cognition and dementia. However, it is possible for people with MCI to revert to normal cognition and, as this article describes, physical activities that have a cognitive load may help with this transition
Key points
The decline in global cognition challenges and physical activity with advancing age may be associated with age-related changes in br
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