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When it comes to what happens to the brain as it ages, don’t believe everything you hear. There are many myths about the ability of older people to keep their memory and concentration in tip-top shape. There is no evidence that brain games, for example, live up to their promise of better mental acuity. That’s one finding in a report by the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH), an independent collaborative of scientists, health professionals, scholars and policy experts that was convened by AARP. Here are some of the myths the GCBH examined :  1. Older people can’t learn new things. 2. You’re stuck with the brain you were born with. 3. Experts don’t have a clue about how the brain works. 4. It’s inevitable that older people will get dementia as they age. 5. Learning a new language is for the young. 6. Older people are doomed to forget things. 7. Just take memory training, and you’ll be fine. Read full article at ARP:

• https://www.aarp.org/espanol/salud/salud-cerebral/info-2017/mitos-sobre-la-salud-del-cerebro.html