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So in the scientific community, they reason that the higher prevalence of dementia in women due to some gene that is twice as common in women than in men. Now I don't know if it's because I don't buy this, or because it doesn't interest me, but I've always wondering if there's another reason! When I first heard about dementia being higher in women than men, I couldn't help but think of it from from my own bias: that is that a lot of women don't challenge themselves mentally. Whether it be learning an instrument, or learning about science; there isn't the same motive for women to justify their existence in the same way that there is for men.
As you're probably aware, whenever you hear women talking about going back to do some course in adulthood, it's often something stupid like cooking, or child minding. And when it comes to the sciences in school, they avoid always avoid chemistry and physics, and go with biology because it's not really a real science. They seem to avoid mastering things that are a real skill - like poker or chess for example. So when you hear all this talk about how the brain likes to be challenged, you do have to wonder if women miss out on some of this. And I don't know if lots of socialising is enough to stave off dementia. Yes, socialising stimulates your brain and gives it novelty, but it's not really challenging it.
My grandmother had dementia before she passed on. But when I think about it, perhaps it made sense; she was a stay at home mom (different times). She was always just the person who made the tea and that. She wouldn't have been the one to get into political discussions at the dinner table. My own mother has had dementia for a while now too. Both my mother and grand mother would have spent a significant amount of time in the same environment without any stimulation prior to developing dementia.
I really don't know how strong an argument there is for this being a cause to their higher chance of dementia. I mean there are plenty of men out there that also just live in an impulsive manner without trying to better themselves. Just because 99% of all inventions are created by men does not mean that 99% of men are trying to create inventions! So this also isn't something I'd dare say out loud. It isn't an argument that would not go down well in colleges. And ironically, it's colleges that are the places that investigate the answers to questions like this!
As you're probably aware, whenever you hear women talking about going back to do some course in adulthood, it's often something stupid like cooking, or child minding. And when it comes to the sciences in school, they avoid always avoid chemistry and physics, and go with biology because it's not really a real science. They seem to avoid mastering things that are a real skill - like poker or chess for example. So when you hear all this talk about how the brain likes to be challenged, you do have to wonder if women miss out on some of this. And I don't know if lots of socialising is enough to stave off dementia. Yes, socialising stimulates your brain and gives it novelty, but it's not really challenging it.
My grandmother had dementia before she passed on. But when I think about it, perhaps it made sense; she was a stay at home mom (different times). She was always just the person who made the tea and that. She wouldn't have been the one to get into political discussions at the dinner table. My own mother has had dementia for a while now too. Both my mother and grand mother would have spent a significant amount of time in the same environment without any stimulation prior to developing dementia.
I really don't know how strong an argument there is for this being a cause to their higher chance of dementia. I mean there are plenty of men out there that also just live in an impulsive manner without trying to better themselves. Just because 99% of all inventions are created by men does not mean that 99% of men are trying to create inventions! So this also isn't something I'd dare say out loud. It isn't an argument that would not go down well in colleges. And ironically, it's colleges that are the places that investigate the answers to questions like this!
