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How Close Friendships Keep Your Memory Sharp As You Age
November 15, 2017
NEUROLOGIST AMIT SACHDEV, MD, CONTRIBUTES TO YAHOO! ARTICLE ON ALZHEIMER'S
November 15, 2017
Yahoo! interviewed MSU neurologist Amit Sachdev, MD, regarding a study that may link maintaining close friendships to a healthier brain as we age.
“They key question is if being very social leads to the brain preserving its wiring and connections later in life or if a brain that is wired more robustly to begin with leads to being more social,” he says. Still, socializing regularly can’t hurt.
Read the full Yahoo! story, How close friendships keep your memory sharp as you age
Amit Sachdev, MD is a neurologist who provides care to the public at MSU Neurology/Ophthalmology in East Lansing in addition to his faculty teaching duties. He specializes in neuromuscular medicine.
Read more about Dr. Sachdev. To learn more about the practice or to get contact information for a referral, visit the MSU Neurology/Ophthalmology clinic page.