
Cognitive health through the ages
This paper draws on the presentations of three experts — Professors Cornelius Mattheus (Marius) Smuts, Con Stough and Jonathon Reay — presented during a recent symposium, convened as part of the Pan African Congress of Integrative Medicine (South Africa, May 2017). It examines the current evidence for the role of complementary therapies – omega-3 / omega-6 fatty acids, Bacopa monnieri, Panax ginseng and Ginkgo biloba – in neurocognitive development across different life stages.