Gardening Shown to Enhance Brain Health

Gardening Shown to Enhance Brain Health

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Race Talk, Witches, Day of the Dead, NatGeo Traveler

Episode: Race Talk, Witches, Day of the Dead, NatGeo Traveler

  • Oct 30, 2018 9:00 pm
  • 9:48 mins

Guest: Susan Rodiek, Associate Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University There are all kinds of brain training programs out there promising to help delay the onset of memory loss and dementia as we age. But an effective solution may be as close as your backyard or windowsill. Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of Hyogo in Japan have found simple gardening activities may provide a benefit to aging brains.