Define the reserve hypothesis. Come up with exercises or activities that could easily be performed by both middle aged and elderly persons that could strengthen or build up their cognitive reserves.

Use a quote from chapter 12 to support your position in the discussion. List the page number and the topic heading (if you use the ebook exclusively, there are no page numbers). First, write the quote in the body of your post. Then, leave a paragraph space and relate a detailed, specific application of what you have quoted. The quote may be a sentence or part of a paragraph. Make sure the quote and your response are specifically related to the discussion question.