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I understand the concerns about p-value but the causal pathway is such a clear one (make brain work harder each day and it stays elastic and effective longer) t
by lifeisstillgood 6y ago
I understand the concerns about p-value but the causal pathway is such a clear one (make brain work harder each day and it stays elastic and effective longer) that this should be a slam dunk for more research grants
- maroonblazer 6y ago>make brain work harder each day and it stays elastic and effective longer Would this extend to learning in general? E.g. learning more than one musical instrument?
- lifeisstillgood 6y agoI don't know - that's why I think more funding is needed. Directing that funding against likely targets seems a sensible idea. Until someone finds some bacterial or pathogen cause for Alzheimer's and dementia, funding should go on the "we don't use it we lose it" assumption. Yes there may be other factors of course, and given the surprise over stomach ulcers it's entirely possible the use it or lose it idea is wrong. But science funding needs to be a smart money play not a scattergun.
- medymed 6y agoThe causal pathway is exceeding clear with sufficient wishful thinking.
- yosito 6y ago> the ~~causal pathway~~ hypothesis is such a clear one