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"THE WORLD IS SMALL, BUT THE HUMAN BRAIN IS IMMENSE," WROTE THE GREAT GERMAN ROMANTICIST FRIEDRICH SCHILLER IN HIS DRAMA "WALLENSTEIN'S DEATH." "ENGIST DIE WELT, UND DAS GEHIRNISTWEIT" TRANSLATES FROM GERMAN AS "THE WORLD IS NARROW, THE BRAIN IS WIDE." IN TERMS OF LOGIC, IT MAY SEEM ABSURD, SINCE IT IS THE WORLD THAT CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS "WIDE" AND "IMMENSE," WHILE THE PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN ARE EASILY MEASURABLE.

Yet we realize that we are talking not just about the organ enclosed in the braincase, but about what it generates: mind, consciousness, something truly immeasurable and spanless, which makes us human.

Brain damage – trauma, tumors, age-related changes – often has severe and sometimes irreversible consequences. And it is not just because the brain has vital centers, controlling something like breathing and heartbeat. Adverse changes in the structures responsible for higher nervous activity often lead to personal degradation and anomie. Loss of memory, cognitive powers, and full communication "turn off" the person from society, leaving them to a helpless existence. That is why maintaining brain health, preventing age-related disorders, and slowing their progression is a priorities for people who intend to live happily ever after.