People's Beliefs and Expectations About How Cognitive Skills Change with Age: Evidence From a UK-Wide Aging Survey

• This is the first UK-wide survey collecting information from adults over 40 years on their beliefs, fears, perceptions and attitudes to cognitive aging.• Having a purpose in life, healthy eating, challenging the mind, sleep, and physical activity were perceived as important for maintaining or improving cognitive skills.• Older respondents expected cognitive skills to begin to decline about 10-15 years later than younger respondents.• Most respondents believed that it is possible to maintain or improve cognitive skills; however, 41.1% were unsure or did not know how to keep their brai n healthy.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: research