From the University of Leeds press release via EurekAlert!: It’s official: older adults are naturally inclined to drive in the middle of the road, leaving the younger generation to cut corners. This tendency to sit…
From the American Academy of Neurology via EurekAlert!: New research links ‘silent strokes,’ or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults to memory loss in the elderly.…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: Both children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings. But recent research suggests that much…
From the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences press release via Newswise: In a paper published online in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, a team of researchers from Boston University and Case Western…
From the Virginia Tech press release: When a person with mild cognitive impairment is agitated or restless, caregivers can expect to find they are more edgy as well. According to recent research conducted at Virginia…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: As we get older, our cognitive abilities change, improving when we’re younger and declining as we age. Scientists posit a hierarchical structure within which these abilities are…