Guwahati, Jan. 28 -- Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, University of Cambridge and Christelle Langley, University of Cambridge

Our cognition and mental well-being are crucial factors for our quality of life and put us in a good position to contribute to society. Ultimately, it can be near impossible to achieve physical goals and demanding life challenges if our brain health is not optimal.

Yet most of us appear to be more concerned with physical health than brain health. According to the YouGov website, the most popular New Year's resolutions in the UK in 2024 were doing more exercise, saving money, losing weight and dieting - with about 20% reporting they were failing some resolutions only just six days into the year. A large study of approx...