Brain health
The human brain is extraordinary. It powers our bodies, creates our thoughts and feelings, keeps us alive, makes sense of the world around us and dreams of impossible things.
But like any other human organ, it can be affected by illness, injury and age.
Read below how to take good care of your brain, what to do if you’ve noticed changes and milder conditions that affect your thinking, mood and memory.
- Reducing your risk of dementia
The better you treat your brain, the stronger it will stay as you age, and the lower your chance of developing dementia. Here's how.
- Early warning signs
Learn the most common early signs of dementia, how to notice them, and what you can do if they happen to you.
- The sooner you know, the more you can do
If you or a loved one have concerns about changes to memory, mood or thinking, there is support and information to help you.
- Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a brain condition that affects memory and thinking more than normal aging, but not as severely as dementia.