Thursday, January 24, 2019

Young Adults’ Cognitive Ability May Best Predict Mental Capacity in Later Mid-Life

A person’s general cognitive ability at age 20 is a better predictor of cognitive function and reserve in upper-middle age than other factors, such as higher education, occupational complexity or engaging in late-life intellectual activities.

The new study is published in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

General cognitive ability (GCA) refers to the diverse set of skills involved in thinking, such as reasoning, memory and perception.

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