If a cruel disease hits, you have reserve cells. The disease will therefore have to fight harder for the declining symptoms to express themselves. Education may not a ff ect the vulnerability, but it may delay the onset or the severity of the symptoms. I eventually hope to learn that my hunch was correct that the brain will actually heal itself. The brain is a phenomenal miracle which has the capacity to do things we can still only imagine.
Most people understand that diseases of the brain are very costly in human and financial terms.
As evidence grows that disease can be ameliorated by increased levels of education, Nussbaum believes that policymakers will need to think about education in new terms. He even envisions an education that starts in the womb by creating a rich environment there. An emphasis on the lifelong benefits of early learning is shared by Ron Kotulak, whose presentation at the asa Annual Meeting focused on the implications of the new research findings on childhood education. Kotulak specifically cited the success of Head Start, arguing for major funding increases for the program. Both Nussbaum and Kotulak would probably agree that school systems and early childhood education programs could become the wellness centers of the 21st century.