(Photo by Pixabay via Pexels) By Stephen Beech via SWNS People can reduce their dementia risk by relying less on the internet, claims an AI expert. Taking regular afternoon naps can also increase the prospect of healthy aging, according to his new book. He calls for bingo halls to be converted into "active" learning centers for older people to help reduce the threat of dementia.
Leading academic Professor Mohamed Elmasry says simple daily habits such as daytime naps, memory ‘workouts’ and not reaching for a smartphone can improve the odds of staying healthy in later life. His new book, " iMind: Artificial and Real Intelligence ", claims focus has shifted too far away from RI - natural, or real - intelligence in favor of artificial intelligence (AI). Elmasry instead calls for people to nurture their own mind which, like smartphones, has ‘hardware’, ‘software’ and ‘apps’ but is "many times more powerful" – and will last much longer with the right care.
The Canada-based international expert in microchip design and AI was inspired to write the book following the death of his brother-in-law, John Barry, from Alzheimer’s as well as others very close to him, including his mother, from other forms of dementia. One of his former students Mike Lazaridis founded the company in 1984 that created the iconic BlackBerry, the world’s first smartphone, released in 1999. (Photo by Charlotte May via Pexels) Although Elmasry says that smart devices are "getting smarter all .