There seems to be mounting evidence that a lifetime of learning, mental and physical activity, and rewarding work is good for people. That finding also appears to be true when it comes to warding off Alzheimer's disease. "Some people, who are better educated, more active in work and leisure activities, seem to hold off developing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease longer, despite having the same brain pathology as those who show symptoms earlier," says Columbia University neuropsychologist Yaakov Stern, PhD. These findings support Hebb's current law of "use it or lose it," which argues
A) memories are easily recalled no matter if you regularly stimulate the brain pathways or do nothing.
B) the brain can literally get stuck, leading to mental illness.
C) lifestyle has no affect on memory processing the your neural networks. No matter what you do if you are genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease then you will get it no matter what you do.
D) if a memory isn't recalled regularly, and the cell assemblies stimulated repeatedly, eventually the synaptic connection would weaken and thus we forget the memory.

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The current law of "use it or lose it" argues that if a memory isn't recalled regularly and the cell assemblies stimulated repeatedly, eventually the synaptic connection would weaken, leading to forgetting the memory. This supports the idea that mental and physical activity throughout one's lifetime may delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease, despite the presence of brain pathology.

There Seems to Be Mounting Evidence That a Lifetime of Learning