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Learning new hobbies builds brain connections at any age

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 12:55 · Archive

Learning new hobbies such as line dancing, sourdough baking and pickleball builds new brain connections as people age.

Learning new hobbies creates new brain connections regardless of age. Activities such as line dancing, sourdough baking and pickleball offer ways to build these connections as people grow older.

The outlets report that taking up something new provides cognitive benefits through the formation of new neural pathways, though they do not specify the mechanisms involved or provide research citations in their coverage.

Learning new hobbies builds brain connections at any age
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In this story: line dancing · sourdough · pickleball

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