


Massachusetts General Hospital
Brain has strong points at different ages
Brain has strong points at different ages

For people over 40 who fear that their mind is slowly failing them, a new study suggests that older brains are better than younger brains in some ways. While some thinking skills begin to decline as one ages, researchers found that others don't peak until middle age or even later. The study, which looked at almost 50,000 people, raises the prospect that people in their 40s and 50s do a better job of translating emotional signals from other people, while seniors have more overall knowledge. Young adults, meanwhile, think faster and have more short-term memory. "There is no peak age for brain function. It all depends on the particular aspect you are looking at," said study...