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This is the first sign that the brain is aging and memory is losing

Politiko 2023-12-07 13:32:10

This is the first sign that the brain is aging and memory is losing

According to Alan Gow, a professor at Heriot-Watt University and researcher at Age UK, a charity dedicated to the well-being of older people, the passage of time will inevitably affect memory. However, the first sign that the brain is starting to age will be a slowing of thinking.

Information processing speed, short-term memory, and reasoning ability are three areas of cognitive functioning that will experience normal time wear, unlike general knowledge and vocabulary. The course of cognitive decline, however, is not the same for everyone, with genes and lifestyle playing a role. As scientific data shows, genetic background can account for 24% of the changes that occur in cognitive function during our lifetime.

So when does mental retardation start?

A recent study published in "Nature Human Behaviour" concluded that reaction speeds in simple decision-making procedures begin to decline very early, as early as age 20, not because of mental decline, but because of functional changes. , such as intensity. of attention. Thought speed remains high until 60.

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