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Cognitive Reserve Optimization

Meaning

Cognitive Reserve Optimization is a proactive strategy focused on building the brain’s capacity to withstand pathology or damage without exhibiting clinical symptoms of cognitive decline. It is not about increasing baseline intelligence but rather enhancing the brain’s efficiency and flexibility in processing information through superior neural networks. This reserve acts as a buffer, allowing the brain to recruit alternative pathways or utilize existing networks more effectively when faced with neurobiological stress. The ultimate goal is to prolong cognitive independence and functional longevity.