Washington, Jul 14 (PTI) Practising yoga may protect against cognitive decline in old age by increasing the thickness in brain areas associated with attention and memory, a study claims. The results suggest that yoga could be a way to protect against cognitive decline in old age. Previous studies have suggested that yoga can have greater health benefits than similar aerobic exercises, and yoga practitioners have shown improved awareness, attention and memory. The team wanted to see if elderly long-term yoga practitioners had any differences in terms of brain structure compared with healthy elderly people who had never practiced yoga. The results suggest that practicing yoga in the long-term can change the structure of your brain and could protect against cognitive decline in old age.

Source: India Today July 14, 2017 08:37 UTC