Outsmart Your Smartphone: Swap Googling for Napping to Enhance Brain Health

Taking regular daytime naps can increase the odds of healthy aging, says a new book.
“iMind” by Professor Elmasry argues for the superiority of human over artificial intelligence and offers tips for brain health. It emphasizes memory exercises, healthy lifestyle choices, and the need for policy reforms to support cognitive longevity.

People can reduce their risk of age-related dementia by exercising their brains properly instead of Googling, according to a leading Canadian academic.

Professor Mohamed I. Elmasry says simple daily habits such as afternoon naps, memory ‘workouts’ and not reaching for a smartphone can increase the odds of healthy aging.

The Power of Real Intelligence Over AI
His new book, iMind: Artificial and Real Intelligence (with foreword by Canadian cell biologist Dr. Aileen Burford-Mason), says the focus has shifted too far away from RI (natural, or real) intelligence in favor of AI (machine, or artificial) intelligence. Elmasry instead calls us to nurture our human mind which, like smartphones, has ‘hardware’, ‘software’ and ‘apps’ but is many times more powerful – and will last much longer with the right care.

Professor Elmasry, an internationally recognized expert in microchip design and AI, was inspired to write the book after the death of his brother-in-law from Alzheimer’s and others very close to him, including his mother, from other forms of dementia.