Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Early-life risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease are different than those of mid-life and late-life
  • “Early-life risk can be mitigated most by long-term educational attainment”
    • In simple terms – people who go on to obtain secondary and tertiary education have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease 
• Early- and mid-life musical experience can allow one to build up greater cognitive reserves so that if they do get Alzheimer’s, they’re much more resilient 
  • “I think music is a great way to recruit different parts of the brain to work together and the stronger those pathways get, the better the person does”
• Cognitive activity allows one to build up “backup pathways” which help slow the speed of cognitive decline if they go on to get Alzheimer’s disease
  • “People with high cognitive reserves (cognitive backup systems) are more resistant to the effects of amyloid beta”
    • The build-up of amyloid beta is thought to be one of the contributing factors of Alzheimer’s disease

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