Cognitive Function and What You Can Do to Combat Cognitive Decline | Dr. Debbie Smrz Cognitive decline is a growing concern, especially as we age. However, there's an intriguing concept that offers hope: cognitive reserve. This reserve is essentially the brain's ability to think with all the different neurological pathways you've created over your lifetime. If, for whatever reason, the pathway from point A to point B is damaged, the brain can compensate by using alternate routes. This compensatory ability means that damage may not lead to noticeable symptoms because the brain can still function using other pathways. Cognitive Reserve: How Novel Activities Combat Cognitive Decline Cognitive decline is [...]