BOOSTING
BRAIN HEALTH
Brain Boosters was developed by the UCLA Longevity Center in response to requests from many Memory Training participants to review memory enhancement techniques and learn new ones. Think of the Booster Sessions as brush-up sessions plus continuing education. Completion of the UCLA Memory Training 4-week class is required to participate in Brain Boosters. Research has shown that people who receive periodic booster sessions in memory enhancement techniques stay sharper than people who haven’t had booster sessions. In fact, as with any skill, whether it be golf, knitting, playing a musical instrument or playing a card game, it’s important to practice in order to improve and stay sharp. There is a series of 9 brain booster sessions. You may attend all or a few. If you have completed the UCLA Memory Training 4-week class and want to refresh your memory strategies and techniques, then join us for booster sessions starting in July!
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Shell Point Life | May/June 2022
If you have not had the opportunity to take the UCLA Memory Training class, it will continued to be offered throughout the year. The UCLA Memory Training class provides strategies and techniques that focus on the 4 most common age-related memory changes; forgetting names, remembering something in the future, tip of the tongue syndrome and misplacing common items. For residents interested in a lifestyle approach to brain health the UCLA Memory Fitness class is available. Based on Dr. Gary Small’s book Two Weeks to a Younger Brain where he describes the “Big Four” lifestyle approach of healthy eating, exercise, stress management and cognitive stimulation as foundational to maintain brain health. Residents may register for current Memory Training and Memory Fitness classes through the Island or the Woodlands Concierge desks. Registration for the July Brain Boosters class will be available in June.
