Study: Elders today are in significantly better shape –physically and cognitively–than three decades ago

Conclusions: The results of this study provide strong evidence that cognitive performance is better in more recent cohorts of older people compared to their counterparts measured 28 years earlier. (Editor’s Note: The cognitive performance measures used underlie traits such as memory, attention, processing speed and problem solving.) The Study in Context: Brain scans show lower accumulation of tau and amyloid pathology among cognitive “super-agers” Reminder: A brain-friendly lifestyle is the best approach to delay cognitive decline and dementia Cognitive training, diet, exercise, and vascular management seen to improve cognition even in people with genetic predisposition for dementia (APOE e4) Repetitive negative thinking may increase (or perhaps be caused by) cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s pathology The post Study: Elders today are in significantly better shape--physically and cognitively--than three decades ago first appeared on SharpBrains.
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