If you think that people around you are showing the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, paying attention to fine motor skills can help. In the video he shared on TikTok, doctor Jay Will showed a test that can show whether we have a high risk of developing stroke and dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease.
HOW IS THE ALZHEIMER AND STROKE RISK TEST DONE?
- You only need seven seconds for the test.
- Fold the index and middle fingers together
- Thumb and little finger should touch each other as in the video
- Try to move your little finger
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If your little finger moves freely and you can do the exercise over and over, your brain is healthy. Any inactivity can indicate an increased risk of stroke, cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease.
If your little finger moves freely and you can do the exercise over and over, your brain is healthy and any deviation can indicate an increased risk of stroke, cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
FINE MOTOR SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT
As we train to reach for and grasp objects, we are also training our brains. In other words, this action leads to changes in the connections of a particular neuronal population in the red nucleus, a region of the midbrain. Researchers from the University of Basel Biocentrum discovered this group of nerve cells in the red nucleus. They also showed how fine motor tasks promote plastic reorganization of this brain region. The more you do exercises that develop fine motor skills, the stronger the connections between the neurons of this nerve cell group.