Can wiggling your pinky really stop cognitive decline?
A viral hand exercise involving the pinky finger is trending as a purported method to test for or prevent cognitive decline and Alzheimer's.
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The brief
A series of hand exercises, including a 'pinky' wiggle, has gone viral as a potential tool to boost brain health and reduce the risk of dementia. Some reports describe these as a 5-second or 10-second 'hack' or test that can be performed anywhere to reveal risk factors for cognitive decline.
Coverage from AOL.com, Good Housekeeping, and Everyday Health highlights the viral nature of 'Pinky Time' and examines the perspective of neurologists on these claims. News.com.au and LADbible focus on the speed of the test and its ability to identify risks for deadly diseases.
Future coverage is expected to clarify whether wiggling the pinky can actually stop cognitive decline, a question specifically raised by The Conversation.
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Quick answers
What is 'Pinky Time'?
It is a trending hand exercise involving the pinky finger that is being promoted as a way to boost brain health.
How long do these tests take?
According to coverage, the exercises or tests take between 5 and 10 seconds.
What conditions are these exercises linked to?
The exercises are being discussed in the context of preventing Alzheimer's and reducing the risk of dementia.
Coverage (7)
- 10-second finger test you can do anywhere can reveal your risk of dementia LADbible · 2d ago
- This Hand Exercise Is Going Viral to Help Prevent Alzheimer's—Here's What Neurologists Think AOL.com · 2d ago
- This 5-Second Pinky Exercise To Reduce Dementia Is Going Viral AOL.com · 2d ago
- This Hand Exercise Is Going Viral to Help Prevent Alzheimer's—Here's What Neurologists Think Good Housekeeping · 2d ago
- ‘Pinky Time’ Is Trending as a Way to Boost Brain Health Everyday Health · 2d ago
- 10-second ‘hack’ to test for deadly disease News.com.au · 2d ago
- Can wiggling your pinky really stop cognitive decline? The Conversation · 2d ago
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