Category Archives: Learning
Music Benefits the Brain
A second study, just published, “confirms and refines findings from an original study published in Neuropsychology in 2011 that revealed that musicians with at least 10 years of instrumental musical training remained cognitively sharp in advanced age…Sustained musical activity … Continue reading
Staying in Touch Online, Thanks to Young Tutors
EngAGE likes stories of elders embracing technology! After resisting learning how to use her computer, now, “at 73, [Shirley] Barrowclough has not only mastered email and Google searches. She has found and watched [her daughter’s] presentations on YouTube, recently used her laptop … Continue reading
Elders’ Advice to New Graduates
“Karl Pillemer is professor of human development at Cornell University and author of the recently published 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans. Based on surveys of over 1,200 of America’s elders, Pillemer uncovered their … Continue reading
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“Free Brains”
From Nancy Goodhart, EngAGE Regional Programs Director and Instructor: “The Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation publishes The Power of Brain Aerobics: Maximize your Memory. Research on mental exercise has been reported by neurologists to reduce your chance of developing Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
The Benefits of Reading
“Your Brain on Books: 20 Proven Benefits of Being an Avid Reader” was posted HERE on Best Colleges Online, but 19 of the benefits cited, for example, improve memory, enhance creativity, and stave off dementia, are equally important to older readers. The 20th … Continue reading
St. Louis Monsanto YMCA Computer Classes Attract African-American Elders
“The St. Louis Monsanto YMCA has the largest population of participating African-American seniors out of any YMCA in the country…One of the biggest attractions… is the computer classes for seniors, said Mildred Boyd [81], who organizes the classes and sometimes leads … Continue reading
You’re Never Too Old to Learn
Two stories of mature college graduates: CINCINNATI — “Clell Elliott knows what he’s talking about when he tells anyone wanting a college degree to never give up. The 89-year-old Ohio man will graduate Saturday [5/5] from a university in southern Ohio … Continue reading
