Researchers at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany asked test participants in different age cohorts to feel two needlepoints that were located closely to each other with the tips of their fingers. Older participants perceived two points as a single event even when they were located quite far apart, whereas younger people were still able to distinguish… Continue reading How Older People Learn
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Omega-3 May Enhance Cognitive Flexibility in At-Risk Older Adults
A study done at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that older adults at risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids did better than their peers on tests of cognitive flexibility — the ability to efficiently switch between tasks — and had a bigger anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region… Continue reading Omega-3 May Enhance Cognitive Flexibility in At-Risk Older Adults