How to Age Well and so on.

Simple Ways to Be Better at Remembering By ADAM POPESCU Memory is a reconstruction, not a photographic recording. Our brains — unlike computers — are forever rerecording those memories.

PHYS ED Walk, Stretch or Dance? Dancing May Be Best for the Brain By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Moving and socializing appears to perk up the aging brain.

How to Age Well

By TARA PARKER-POPE

While you can’t control your age, you can slow the decline of aging with smart choices along the way.

A Salad a Day May Be Good for Brain Health By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Older men and women who ate the most lettuce, spinach, kale and collard greens scored the equivalent of 11 years younger on cognitive tests than those who ate little or none.

PHYS ED For Your Brain’s Sake, Keep Moving By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Exercise changes the workings of new brain cells in ways that may protect against dementia, a study in mice suggests.