Learn a new skill to think young
Another way to challenge your brain and make it younger is to learn a new skill. Learning may actually stimulate the growth of neurons.
“If you have a lot of neurons and keep them busy, you may be able to tolerate more damage to your brain before it shows,” as advised by a doctor of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, N.Y.
This may explain why people who literally have big heads don’t develop Alzheimer’s as fast as people with smaller heads. Those with craniums measuring more than 24 inches in diameter may have more brain tissue and more neurons.
Take a class you’ve always wanted to. Take a home-study course or look into education in cyberspace. Many top universities and colleges offer study programs over the internet.
Interestingly, writing ability was found to have a possible effect on brain longevity, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers looked at autobiographies written by elderly nuns when they were young and found that the ones whose writing was complex and rich with ideas in their youth were the ones whose minds were sharp in their 80s and 90s. This suggests that a life-long interest in writing can keep your brain young.