The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that delaying the onset of AD symptoms by five years would reduce the rate of incidence by 50 percent!
Approximately 32% of adults aged 85 and older suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and almost all older adults experience some degree of cognitive compromise as they age.
The issue of what one can do to maintain cognitive health is an urgent public health issue that has great potential to decrease the rate of Alzheimer’s disease.
A clear scientific understanding of how everyday experiences and activities could enhance cognition and slow cognitive aging has the potential to decrease Alzheimer’s disease and enrich lives of older adults, while simultaneously addressing a significant public health problem.
The Synapse Project is a rare and careful scientific investigation of the hypothesis that leading an engaged lifestyle that is cognitively demanding will enhance cognitive function and may even slow the rate at which the mind ages.