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The Environment
The Environment
s life expectancy increases due environment’s impact on cognitive health is an
to improvements in healthcare, emerging area of interest. Understanding how
nutrition, and sanitation, more people our surroundings influence brain function and
Aare living into older age. Additionally, mental well-being could provide innovative
rapid urbanization and changes in lifestyle strategies for cognitive decline and dementia
are leading to reduced physical activity and prevention.
increased stress, which are risk factors for
cognitive decline making it a pressing public What is cognitive decline?
health and social concern. Cognitive decline refers to the gradual
deterioration of cognitive functions, which
While medical advancements play a critical include thinking, memory, attention, language,
role in addressing this challenge, the built and problem-solving skills. This decline can
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