b'The HRS is playing a major role in trying to BRAIN HEALTH understand the impact of Alzheimers and dementia on people in the United States. The information you provide gives researchers a unique and extremely valuable window into why some people get dementia and some dont. Understanding how we use our brains, or cognition, is a major part of what HRS is all about. To get a complete picture of our cognitive health, HRS asks a lot of questions to get at different aspects of cognition. This is because there are many different ways that our brains can work. Some of us do very well at some things (like remembering words) and not so well at others (like counting backwards). It is important to understand all of these aspects. This allows us to learn about the full range of cognitive healtheverything from ordinary forgetfulness to Alzheimers disease. Lifetime Risk of Dementia by Racen Menn WomenBlack28%46%Latinx 36% 48% TakeawayRacial differences White 22%33% in dementia are an important area for improvementLifetime Risk of Dementia by Education Increasing education n Menn Women in the population may Less thanhelp dementia rates 35%42% trend downwardhigh schoolHigh school/GED 22%36% These differences tell us how groups differ in their risk in the past; they are not Associate or higher 32% predictions about the future.120% Source: Hale and others, Social Science and Medicine, 20204'