How Not to Forget Your Next Appointment: Use Technology to Combat the Effects of Aging

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Brian D. Beitzel

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Scientists have long suspected that purposeful mental activity eases the deterioration of cognitive capacities later in life. Over the last several years, evidence confirming this view has been accumulating. With the expansion of technological developments, there are now even more options for the elderly to take control of mental decline.

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Brian D. Beitzel, SUNY Oneonta

Brian D. Beitzel is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education at SUNY Oneonta.  E-mail: brian@edpsych.net