It has roads to repave, buildings to refurbish, parks to maintain, even sewage to dispose of. That’s a lot to take care of. And that’s the best-case scenario. The truth is that there is a good chance that CogniCity will also be the victim of one or more natural disasters over the years. Imagine what happens when a hurricane rolls through. Or a tropical storm. A snowstorm. A tornado. Or all four. If they were minor events, you might expect disruptions in traffic, difficulty conducting business, breakdowns in communication. But a major event—or the combination of several lesser events—could be catastrophic.An equivalent scenario plays out in the brain. With age, our brains will slowly degrade as a natural result of “wear and tear.” But add to that the effects of disasters, such as out-of-control obesity and diabetes, sky-high blood pressure, severe alcoholism, serious trauma, Alzheimer’s disease, or a major stroke, and your brain will almost certainly suffer the consequences.
