Cognitive skills decline with age, but the brain may compensate, study finds - - McKnight's Long Term Care News

Cognitive skills decline with age, but the brain may compensate, study finds - - McKnight's Long Term Care News
As it ages, the brain may attempt to make up for decline in some areas while it loses function elsewhere, investigators report.
Although healthy older adults score higher on measures of mental well-being than younger adults, they have more trouble with distracted thinking, resulting in poorer cognitive performance, according … [+2575 chars] Read More



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