Research Findings, Stay In Touch With Brain Health

Illustration of a healthy cognitive personality and function (Unsplash/Ekaterina Shakharova)

YOGYAKARTA Excise and organized are characteristics of a personality that are traced in research and associated with brain health. The main researcher in the study, Tomiko Yoneda, Ph.D., from the University of Victoria, Canada with colleagues from Northwertern University, and the University of Israel saw specific personality characteristics, namely awareness, neurotism, and exception.

The traits in these personality categories, apparently affect cognitive functions as we get older. People who are careful, thorough, organized, hard-working, have better brain health. People with extravert personality, who are more open and friendly, tend to live happily. In research published in the Journal of Personal and Social Psychology, people with certain personality characteristics are likely to experience cognitive decline.

Participants who take part in this study, who score higher in the nature of neurotisism, tend to experience a cognitive decline. What is the nature of neurotism? Susan T. Charles, Ph.D., professor of Psychology and Illmu Nursing at the University of California explains. That neurotism is associated with deep self-confidence, depression, anxiety, and emotional conditions. People with this trait can be very reactive to stressors.

In tracing the link between cognitive personality and health, researchers examined data from 1,954 people involved in the Rush Memory and Aging Project. Participants are older people and live in metropolitan areas of Chicago and northeastern Illinois. Participants were recruited from 1997 and to current research. None of the participants were diagnosed with dementia. Each participant underwent cognitive assessment every year.

Data checks found that those who had a tackle score on consciousness or were low in neurotism tend not to experience mild cognitive impairment during the study. In participants with an extraversive score value, they are better able to maintain the longest cognitive function.

The data also shows that individuals who are lower in neurotism and are higher in extraversion, can restore mild cognitive disorders experienced earlier. Launching Healthline, Monday, August 29, Yoneda said the relationship between personality types and the risk of cognitive decline exists because personality characteristics affect health behavior throughout their lifetime. For example, people with higher consciousness tend to be less involved in behavior at risk for their health.

Characteristics of personality are not actually a definite measure. Health experts also ask not to regard personality as destiny. But it can change the traits related to personality to maintain the cognition function.

Given current results, in addition to extensive research in the field of personality, which aims to raise awareness (for example through persistent behavioral changes) is one of the potential strategies that promotes healthy cognitive aging, said Yoneda.

The recommendations of the study, overcome self-resilience and thoughts that criticize yourself or make you feel sad and anxious. Try to improve social skills, meet people and interact, order Charles. To be more aware, he suggests being more organized, reliable, and obedient.