Posted on 12/27/2011 8:21:42 AM PST by decimon
COLUMBUS, Ohio Both children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings.
But recent research suggests that much of that slower response is a conscious choice to emphasize accuracy over speed.
In fact, healthy older people can be trained to respond faster in some decision-making tasks without hurting their accuracy meaning their cognitive skills in this area arent so different from younger adults.
Many people think that it is just natural for older peoples brains to slow down as they age, but were finding that isnt always true, said Roger Ratcliff, professor of psychology at Ohio State University and co-author of the studies.
At least in some situations, 70-year-olds may have response times similar to those of 25-year olds.
(Excerpt) Read more at researchnews.osu.edu ...
As a pre WWII child I find/believe my social views have metamorphosed to be more fact inclusive. I believe this has caused my opinion about Obama and his international circle of enablers to be much less friendly. I have to watch myself as to the current crop of congresspersons and judges.
Either that or I am suffering from not remembering what I posted and keep restating it over and over and over and over. :-) Sometimers!
Gunner
That's why I much prefer defined-contribution pension plans to defined-benefit plans. I came to see that defined-benefit plans are more shackle than benefit. They know that few people will leave after a certain number of years for fear of losing their pensions.
And...with a defined contribution plan you know what you have. Your future pension is not dependent on the future viability of the company.
I’ll see if I can find something on aging and obsessive repetition. ;-)
Huh? What were we talking about?
Gunner
The elderly dont know who Lady Gaga is either.
^^^
Says you! This boomer knows who — and what — that skank is.
Going on 63, my thought processes are definitely slowing a tad — but when they do, I just pop one of those new “Brainagra” pills, and things snap back into shape!
The memory pill was a failure. Nobody could remember to take them.
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