SEVERAL
SEVERAL CITIES INCLUDING FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON AND DALLAS
WILL BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR.
THE DEADLINE I+@S TUESDAY,
ELECTION DAY IS ON SATURDAY.
>>> NINE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR
DALLAS MAYOR AND IF YOU NEED A
QUICK READ UP, NO WORRIES, WE
MADE IT VERY EASY FOR YOU TO
LEARN ABOUT EACH CANDIDATE.
+@
LEARN ABOUT EACH CANDIDATE. JUST HAD TO WFAA.COM /DALLAS
MAYOR.
MAYOR.
MAYOR. >>> HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU
LOST YOUR KEYS COMMITTEE FORGOT
ABOUT AN APPOINTMENT OR
DISPLAYED ON SOMEONE'S A NAME
THAT YOU KNOW WELL?
IT PROBABLY MAKES YOU WONDER IF
YOUR MEMORY MIGHT BE GETTING A
LITTLE BIT WORSE.
INTERNET VERIFY ROAD TRIP,
DAVID FINDS OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO
TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN SHARP.
>> ONE ACROSS, TRAFFIC TIE UP.
>> JAM.
>> JAM.
>> JAM. >> Reporter: GROWING OLD IS A
FACT OF LIFE.
BUT DOES THAT MEAN OUR BRAIN
HAS TO GET OLD, TOO?
MY NAME IS DAVID, I'M A VETERAN
REPORTER AND NOW, I WORK FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. I'M
YOU. I'M TA+@KING REAL PEOPLE OUT ON
THE ROAD TO GET THEI+@R QUESTIO
ANSWERED, AND YOU ARE COMING
ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
THIS IS VERIFY ROAD TRIP.
PUBLIS+@HERS CLEARINGHOUSE.
PUBLIS+@HERS CLEARINGHOUSE. YOU ONE.
YOU ONE.
YOU ONE. SHE IS A+@ GR+@EAT GRANDMA, RET
FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND SHE LOOKS
NOTHING LIKE SHE'S 80.
SHE SHOWING ME THE BRAIN
TRAINING AT THAT SHE USES+@ E+@
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> C, SEE HOW YOU FEEL?
>> MY BRAIN IS ON FIRE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> Reporter: HERE IS WHAT SHE
WANTS TO KNOW.
>> THE BRAIN EXERCISES, WILL
THEY+@ HELP ME RETAIN M+@EMORY?
IT IS SLIPPING.
LET'S FIND OUT.
>> Reporter: WE ARE STARTING
OUR JOURNEY HERE COM+@E THE
CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH, AND
DALLAS.'S
DALLAS.'S
DALLAS.'S >> WE ARE TWINKIES.
BUT YOU CAN TELL.
>> Reporter: STACY BURNING IS
TAKING FOR CHECKING HER BRAIN
FUNCTION AND GIVING US A SERIES
OF TESTS.
OF TESTS.
OF TESTS. >> RIGHT NOW, DO AS MANY OF
THOSE WORDS THAT YOU CAN RECALL.
>> I LOVE THIS KIND OF STUFF.
>> Reporter: THE FIRST THING WE
ARE LEARNING IS NOT TO GET HUNG
UP ON THE WORD MEMORY.
SHE IS SAYING WHAT THEY CAN
TRAIN THAT IS ACTUALLY MORE
HELPFUL FOR YOU THEN MEMORY IS
BRAIN FUNCTION.
BRAIN FUNCTION. >> THINK OF THE BRAIN WORKING
MUCH BETTER AS A PROCESS FOR A
PROCESSOR OF INFORMATION THAT A
STORAGE UNIT OF INFORMATION.
>> Reporter: UNLIKE
MULTITASKING WHERE YOUR BRAIN
IS BOUNCING BETWEEN+@ SEVERAL
UNRELATED THINGS, STACY SAYS
YOU EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN BY
ELIMINATING DISTRACTIONS, AND
IDENTIFYING JUST ONE THING TO
WORK ON.
WORK ON.
WORK ON. NOW THAT YOU'RE FOCUSED ON YOUR
ONE THING, OBSERVE.
WHAT DOES THIS THING LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE, WHAT
DOES IT SOUND LIKE?
ONCE YOU ARE SEEING THIS THING
IN A DEEPER WAY, TRY CONNECTING
IT TO OTHER IDEAS, AND CONCEPTS
AND THEORIES THAT YOU KNOW
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. +@
ABOUT. BY
ABOUT. BY REASSEMBLING THE THING
TOGETHER WITH OUTSIDE CONCEPTS,
THE BRAIN CAN MAKE SOMETHING
NEW.
NEW.
NEW. >>+@
NEW. >>+@ TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS CRITIC
AND BLOCK OUT WHAT IS
UNNECESSARY, AND IT ENAB+@LES O
BRAIN TO DO WHAT HE DOES BEST
WHICH IS PROCESS INFORMATION AT
A DEEP LEVEL.
>> Reporter: THE RESULTS OF A
LAR+@GER STUDY IN THIS FIELD
SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS AND
DURABILITY OF THE COGNITIVE
TR+@AINING INTERVENTS
DURABILITY OF THE COGNITIVE BRAIN NING INTERVENTS
DURABILITY OF THE COGNITIVE BRAIN AINING TERVENTS
>> HWNIMAINTI THIS
VIGOR AND ENHANC IT AND
COUNTERACT THE DIMINISHMENT?
SO WHAT WE FIND WE ENGAGE FOLKS
IN BRAIN TRAININ+@G IS
IMPROVEMENTS IN NOT ONLY
PERFORMANCE, BUT IN HSHEALTH
AND STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN.
>> DOING A CROSSWORD PUZZLE
PLAYING CHESS IS NOT THIS KIND
OF DEEP BRAIN WORKED.
>> CORRECT, CORRE+@CT.
SHE IS SAYING THEREIS NOT ONE
SILVER BULLET.
SILVER BULLET. >> IT'S A WAY OF SEEING THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. >>
WORLD. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
+@
+@ >>
+@ >> Reporter: BONNIE PITTMAN IS
THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART.
NOW SHE TEACHES AT THE CENTER
FOR BRAIN HEALTH, PROMPTING
CONNECTIONS BE+@TWEEN ART AND T
BRAIN.
BRAIN.
BRAIN. >>
BRAIN. >> 80% OF WHAT WE LEARN IS
THROUGH OUR EYES.
>> Reporter: WITH OUR EYES SHE
HAS US BRIEFLY SCANNED THIS
+@PAINTING CALLED THE ICEBERGS.
THEN WALK IN ON ONE SPOT.
>> IT IS THE SLOWING DOWN AND
FOCUSING, WITHOUT JUDGMENT, SO.
>> THE LEFT OF THE MAIN ICEBERG.
>> YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ICE IS
GOING DOWN BELOW THE SURFACE.
>> Reporter: ASKED TO DO SOME
DEEP THINKING BY CONNECTING THE
PAINTING TO WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT
ICEBERGS, LIKE WEATHER, OR
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. ANYTHING, REALLY.
ANYTHING, REALLY. AND THEN BONNIE PUTS+@ US INSID
THE PAINTING.
THE PAINTING. >> THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE,
WHAT DOES THE BODY FEEL LIKE?
>> I'M DOWN AND I HAVE FOR ON.
>> I CAN FEEL THE CRUNCH OF MY
FEET.
FEET.
FEET. >>
FEET. >> Reporter: IT IS MORE THAN
LOOKING AT A PAINTING, IS
CHALLENGING YOUR BRAIN TO THINK
IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
>> WHEN PEOPLE DO THIS, THEY
NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. SO
LIFE. SO IT IS EFFECTIVE.
>> IT IS EFFECTIVE.
IT IS LIKE LEARNING ANYTHING
NEW.
NEW.
NEW. IT
NEW. IT TAKES EFFORT, AND IT TAKES
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE. >> WE WANT THE HANDS OF STACKED
UNDER THE SHOULDERS.
>> YOU ARE AN ANIMAL.
>> YOU CAN TELL SHE IS
EXCELLENT CORE STRENGTH.
>> Reporter: CAN IT BE MORE
ABOUT JUST THE BRAIN?
WE ARE TALKING TO THE DOCTOR +@
CAN COOPER.
CAN COOPER. >> THIS PHYSICAL EXERCISE KEEP
OUR BRAINS PHYSICALLY FIT, AS
WELL AS OUR BODIES PHYSICALLY
FIT?
FIT?
FIT? >>
FIT? >> THE STUDY SHOWS, THE ONLY
THING THAT WILL IMPROVE OVER
THE YEARS, TO PREVENT OF THE
EARLY ONSET OF ALZHEIMER'S AND
DEMENTIA IS EXERCISE.
>> Reporter: HE IS TALKING
ABOUT A 2014 STUDY THAT FOUND
+@
ABOUT A 2014 STUDY THAT FOUND +@FOR PEOPLE WITH AN INCREASED
RISK OF ALL-TIME IS DISEASE
THAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MAY HELP
TO PRESERVE THE HIPPOCAMPUS,
PART OF THE BRAIN IMPORTANT F+@
MEMORY.
MEMORY.
MEMORY. >> +@I'M CONVINCED THAT +@WE HA
SO MUCH WE CAN DO, IF WE TRY TO
TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES, YOUR
HEALTH IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
>> Reporter: HE HAS SEVERAL +@
RECOMMENDATIONS BASED IN PART
ON A FINISHED STUDY ON AGING.
ONE,+@ EXERCISE YOUR MIND DAILY
TO COME EXERCISE YOUR BODY.
THREE, SOCIALIZE.
THREE, SOCIALIZE. FOR, GET ADEQUATE SLEEP, FIVE,
TAKE OMEGA-3. SIX, VITAMIN D3
AND FINALLY, VITAMIN B8.
>> +@IT STARTS 20 YEARS BEFORE
YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS.
>>> WE LEARNED THAT B+@RAIN
TRAINING IS +@MORE THAN PLAYING
WITH AN APP YOU NEED TO SEE THE
+@
WITH AN APP YOU NEED TO SEE THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT WAY, AND
EXERCISE IS CRITICAL TO KEEPING
YOUR MIND SHARP.
BUT WHAT DOES PAT THINK?
DOES BRAIN TRAINING WO+@RK?
>> IT DOES +@WORK, AND THE
EXPERTS VERIFIED THAT IT REALLY
DOES WORK.
DOES WORK. >> Reporter: D+@ON'T TAKE MY WO
FOR IT, TAKE