20 December 2011
A new study, led by IIASA’s Vegard Skirbekk and published in PNAS finds that one standardized indicator of cognitive ability-memory recall-is better in countries with higher education and health standards. Countries most burdened by aging may be those where cognitive levels among seniors is poor, not simply those who are chronologically older. More.
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