These are the folks that have built up their cognitive reserves.

What are cognitive reserves?

It was found they had cognitive reserves or a well-developed brain bank, says Mushtaq.

Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDN

Is it too late to build a brain bank?

According to Mushtaq, a brain bank is really built over a lifetime of education and curiositybeginning in childhood4.

How to build your cognitive reserves

Research on cognitive reserves is still very much evolving.

Unrecognizable Man Reading the Newspaper in Bed

Interest is only increasing as dementia cases areexpected to triple5by 2050.