Healthspan 012: Brain Reserve with Matthew Furlonger

​Matthew is the Director and co-founder of NeuroVita, a Cape Town-based brain-health practice focused on helping people better understand, protect and optimise their brains.

​His work focuses on integrative wellbeing and cognitive performance, with a particular interest in healthy brain ageing and the modifiable factors that support its resilience.

​Brain Reserve: Building a More Resilient Brain

​Brain reserve refers broadly to the brain’s capacity to remain resilient in the face of stress, injury, illness and ageing.

​This talk explores the related concepts of brain reserve, cognitive reserve and brain maintenance, and why strengthening these protective capacities is vital for mental wellbeing, cognitive performance and healthy brain ageing.

​It will also consider how modifiable lifestyle and health factors may help preserve function and reduce the risk of cognitive decline.