Resources

Created by the St. Johns County Council on Aging, IMEP uses a combination of research-based modalities to integrate mind, body and brain connections for optimum maintenance of memory function. Below are resources, documentation and evidence substantiating IMEP’s unique approach. For more information about supporting documentation and relevant industry research, please contact us via email or by phone at (904)729-9535.

Mayo Clinic Study – 2009 – People who engaged in mentally challenging activities in their 50’s and 60’s were 40% less likely to suffer memory problems.

https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/exercise-your-brain-to-prevent-memory-loss/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821441/
Rush University – 2010 – People who engage in complex tasks have improved cognition and lower risk of dementia.

http://n.neurology.org/content/75/11/990
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439198/
Time Online – 2011 – Friends With Benefits: Being Highly Social Cuts Dementia Risk by 70%.

http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/02/friends-with-benefits-being-highly-social-cuts-dementia-risk-by-70/
UCLA Longevity Center – 2012 – People with a high amount of cognitive reserve can compensate for the brain damage caused by disease and old age, being less likely to manifest symptoms of dementia.

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-memory-fitness-education-213606
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749031
Johns Hopkins – 2013 – Performing basic reading and math tasks maintains and improves cognitive function in healthy seniors and in those with dementia.

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/688646
ACTIVE study – 2014 – Brain training helped older adults stay sharp for 10 years after training program was completed.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055506/